this week, we hit a milestone, but not the kind of milestone you celebrate. Nearly 1 year ago, the Commission appointed by President Trump to examine the opioid crisis recommended that the President declare a national public health…

You do not have any experience in consumer finance or consumer protection, no qualifications at all.

Were you involved in developing or implementing the policies that led this Administration to take thousands of children away from their parents at the border?

Would you cut back on examinations and supervision in order to achieve the 23-percent cut you need to achieve?

The only thing you can come up with is, well, maybe you will cut travel, which means there will be less enforcement.

So is that a no, you will not cut?

So let me ask again the specific question: Were you involved in developing or implementing the policies that led to children being taken away from their parents at the border?

Could we please stop playing dodge ball. Do you plan to cut expenditures?

The President has offered you up as saying this is your expertise.

You know, I just want to be clear on this.

So one thing consumers need in a CFPB Director is someone who is willing to stand up to powerful people on behalf of those who do not have power.

I will also remind you that many of the documents I have requested about your role in this policy could eventually become public under the Freedom of Information Act.

This was a policy that was designed to traumatize children and families as a way of scaring them away from the border.

I am glad to be a cosponsor of Senator Brown's SSI Restoration Act which would allow recipients to save up for emergencies, to earn a little more money for work and other sources without being penalized.

these outdated asset and income limits are barriers that prevent SSI recipients from building a better future for themselves and for their families.

I thank Senator Merkley for bringing us here this evening to give us this chance to talk about a Supreme Court nominee and to have us all here to talk about a whole range of issues, because this Supreme Court nominee will affect the lives…

What worries me is that rather than strengthening this important program, the White House has proposed billions of dollars in cuts to SSI, breaking President Trump's promise not to cut Social Security.

If we do not stop trying to improve health care in this country...if President Trump decides he wants to get serious about bringing down health care costs in this country, he can start by reversing his shortsighted decision to cancel…

But since you have taken over, Chairman Powell, the Fed has rolled back on both of these reforms.

Before the financial crisis, banks loaded up on risky loans while regulators just looked the other way.

We are talking today about how to reduce health spending.

Paying a bundled price, if done right, would give hospitals the incentive to keep patients healthy and managed towards good outcomes.

But the banks we have to worry about are the banks that get bailed out here.

Our Federal agencies have made absolutely clear that they need more legal authority to protect consumers.

one of the key findings of this report is that Federal agencies do not have the legal tools they need to stop data breaches at credit bureaus and hold credit bureaus accountable for compromising sensitive personal information.