Elizabeth Warren

The easiest, most obvious solution to this system is instituting a wealth tax.

I think what you are saying is, the only way we are ever going to get a fair tax rate from Jeff Bezos is if we tax something other than income.

If we continue to focus on the income tax, will Jeff Bezos ever pay a proportionate amount of his wealth as the State of Massachusetts public school teacher?

So, Secretary Yellen, I want to ask about who our tax code is structured to benefit--Jeff Bezos, or our Massachusetts public school teacher?

I do not think it is a tax increase to ask a billionaire to pay more than zero on their taxes.

Congress should take steps to expand telehealth flexibilities beyond the pandemic.

This legislation would provide State and local governments the resources to combat substance use; to invest in biomedical research, public health surveillance, and professional training; and to expand access to naloxone.

We need parity in mental health and substance use treatment.

We were already, Nationwide, losing tens of thousands of Americans to drug overdoses. And the problem has only gotten worse.

It is clear that more resources are needed.

I was very happy to see President Biden's commitment back as a candidate to invest $125 billion over 10 years in substance use disorder and the opioid crisis.

We have an opportunity here not just to build back to where we were before the pandemic, but to drastically improve our public health infrastructure.

COVID-19 is the worst public health crisis that our Nation has tackled in over a century, but it does not exist in a vacuum.

Thank you for having this hearing today.

This is another woman who is everywhere.

I am deeply grateful for the work you do for patients, for students, and for the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Our communities owe a great debt to the folks at BMC.

The United States should begin the development of an effective and secure digital dollar.

If, for example, Bitcoin--just one of the cryptocurrencies--were a country, it would already be the 33rd largest energy user in the world.

I want to thank Senator Kennedy for being such a great partner and for suggesting this hearing.

With no cop on the beat, this unregulated market draws in rip-off artists promising massive returns.

Many cryptocurrencies are created through 'proof-of-work' mining that involves using computers to solve useless mathematical puzzles.

This is a bipartisan hearing--in fact, it was Ranking Member Kennedy's suggestion to hold it.

Americans need trustworthy and affordable ways to store and use their money, not a way to get scammed more efficiently.

The FTC has now said that cryptocurrency scams have skyrocketed.