They may not wear the uniform, but civilian workers are an essential part of our national defense effort.

during his campaign, President Trump talked a big game about standing up for workers and creating good, high-paying jobs, but so far, the Republicans haven't voted on a single piece of legislation to create jobs, to grow our economy, or to…

I appreciate this because it just seems to me we have got to have both compensation structures and opportunity structures that really help our civilian employees that recognize all they have done, but also help them develop and be all they…

the American people should not be on guess about that.

I do not understand how we can have someone who continues to trade in a market and is influencing regulatory policy simultaneously.

We have to worry about demoralizing the civilian workforce.

I think we have a New York Times analysis showing in the 48 cases where Mary Jo White recused herself that the Republicans wanted less enforcement.

If President Trump wanted to make sure that the SEC would have a hard time in going after his Wall Street friends, it seems to me you would be the perfect SEC Chair.

You intend to enforce the law strictly, and I very much agree with that goal.

Those banks have repeatedly violated securities laws in the past few years, but if they violate securities laws again, in your first 2 years as SEC Chairman you cannot vote to punish them, and I think that is a problem.

that creates a conflict of interest that just--is just beyond what we are even talking about everywhere else.

we will see some real enforcement of the law on insider trading.