Chris Van Hollen

I think moving quickly is obviously very important in this global environment.

I think we need a surge effort in this area.

It is absolutely nuts to account an equity investment as a PEER Grant, nobody in the private sector would think that makes any sense.

I worry that we, the United States, and even our allies are perceived in some cases of over-promising and under-delivering.

But you can't do this on the cheap, and you can't do it with rhetoric and no resources.

I hope you will continue to make sure that folks are not breaking the law and make proposals for how we can better protect consumers in this space.

Seventeen billion dollars in just one sector, over 1 year, obviously illustrates how important your work is to defending consumers.

I have long been a supporter of the FedNow system, because I think that folks who are living paycheck to paycheck, wage-earners should be able to get immediate, real-time access to their money.

The CFPB plays an essential role in defending American consumers against some powerful financial interests that want to take advantage of consumers.

If you do not have a cop on the beat who is trying to make sure everybody plays by the rules, as you say, it actually creates an incentive to a race to the bottom.

I think this is one of the areas in which I think we see the collaboration between the U.S. and Europe working.

I appreciate that strong statement and I also expect that you will establish a system to monitor compliance with that provision in the event that we go forward with the Visa Waiver Program.

Is passage of this legislation a top priority for the State Department?

Do you agree that the condition of reciprocity and equal treatment must be met before admission into the Visa Waiver Program?

I think this is one of the areas in which I think we see the collaboration between the U.S. and Europe working.

I think there is broad agreement between the Biden administration and our European partners that we do not want to decouple, but we do want to de-risk.

I appreciate that strong statement and I also expect that you will establish a system to monitor compliance with that provision in the event that we go forward with the Visa Waiver Program.

Is passage of this legislation a top priority for the State Department?

Do you agree that the condition of reciprocity and equal treatment must be met before admission into the Visa Waiver Program?

I think this is one of the areas in which I think we see the collaboration between the U.S. and Europe working.

In your answer, you indicated there is a major debate and dialogue going on within Europe as to the direction we need to take...

Would you agree that we could not move forward with a--even a trial period unless those clearly discriminatory guidelines are eliminated?

Is passage of this legislation a top priority for the State Department?

I appreciate that strong statement and I also expect that you will establish a system to monitor compliance with that provision in the event that we go forward with the Visa Waiver Program.

Do you agree that the condition of reciprocity and equal treatment must be met before admission into the Visa Waiver Program?