Ayanna Pressley

Today's hearing was still necessary because this tragic, avoidable sequence of events demands accountability.

I am really okay with that. Personally, I am good with you being uncomfortable because my constituents in the Massachusetts 7th District were very uncomfortable when SVB collapsed.

The swift government intervention to insure all deposits and prevent a systemic crisis showed us once again that the profitable business of banking is deeply intertwined with public interest.

The way it would work is simple. The Federal Government would receive a unique share in large banks that are considered systemically important.

If the American public is going to suffer the consequences of poor corporate governance, then maybe it is time for the American public to have a seat at the table.

For too long, banks have been content, really, to chase profits irresponsibly and then to turn to the government to bear the risk when they collapse.

The golden share proposal would allow an appointee on the board of large banks to safeguard the public interest.

You know, there needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there's unrest in our lives.

Donald Trump encouraged violence against protesters at his rallies, saying protesters should be roughed up and that his supporters should, 'knock the hell out of them'.

What is new, though, is the extent to which the Republican Party has enhanced and embraced and encouraged violence, especially under the extreme MAGA cult of Donald Trump.

Families at home are hurting.

This is not the time to backtrack and to weaken regulations. Now is the time for action and to put people over polluters.

The SEC's proposed climate disclosure rule would help protect investors by requiring companies to disclose their exposure to climate risks.

Climate change is real. It is here.

The story of SVB's collapse is the story of a Republican Administration in cahoots with the banking industry to weaken our financial regulations.

The dangerous and irresponsible nature of this deregulation bill was completely predictable.

The 2018 deregulation law specifically made it easy for SVB and Signature Bank to engage in risky management practices.

Congress should consider the SVB collapse a wake-up call and take action.

Expanding flood insurance coverage is an important tool to prevent everyone, especially low-income folks, from facing financial ruin in the event of a flood.

For cities in my district like Boston, Chelsea, and Everett, the climate crisis is not an abstract, far in the future, distant problem; it is a reality here and now.

There is no political bias happening here.

We need more, not less, of the CFPB.

These racist messages were loud and clear for everyone to hear, and it bore out in the data.

The history of the term dates back decades to when lenders would literally draw a red line around neighborhoods to stop Black people from moving in, as a way to maintain segregation.

Unfortunately, some colleagues across the aisle are busy trying to criticize the agency and to undermine its mission.