As a father of seven, I will tell you nobody is going to come near my children or take charge of my children more than I am going to.

I am worried that what we are doing is causing harm.

Congressional oversight is a Constitutional authority used to maintain the well-being of our system of government.

The collapses of SVB and Signature Bank were the result of risky business strategies, no doubt, and years of failed supervisory action.

I am glad you have included in the bills we are considering today the bill I introduced, along with Representative Huizenga, to change this bias.

It is incumbent upon us to be transparent and open and honest with our own taxpayers where billions of dollars of their hard earned money is going.

We don't want to see these rules hurt private companies seeking capital.

I can't let stand exactly what my friend from California seemed to be creating the image of.

I believe that this is an illegal and very dangerous act that Russia has undertaken here in the past year.

To be honest, I am not concerned about whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, or an independent, or whether you are Black, White, or green.

I do want to congratulate you on finally appointing a permanent Inspector General yesterday, a little late coming, in my opinion.

It is insufficient and, frankly, unacceptable what has been going on. I think it is an embarrassment to you and to your team.

Amen to that. We understand that.

A loss in confidence in the banking system is a loss of confidence in regulators.

It is a constitutional authority that we have and, frankly, an obligation that we have to maintain the well-being of our system of government.

Mr. President, I would say this to you: sanctions never deter if they are empty threats.

this is far more than a disagreement about their governance.

if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and supports terrorism, it is a State sponsor of terror.

When has the Castro regime ever actually helped battle terrorism? They are there supporting the terrorists, both economically, as well as through encouragement and work through various agencies around the world.

We owe these veterans and their families a deep explanation about what had happened there.

I want to know if you have an expectation that the President will fulfill that request.

We should also work to reform our immigration system to make legal pathways more accessible.

Second, the White House must communicate to American investors the danger of doing business in Nicaragua.

Third, we must call on our Central American partners to shut down lending to this dictator.

The United States cannot waiver in our efforts to restore democratic governance in Nicaragua.