you introduced excellent legislation last Congress that was bipartisan and co-sponsored by Representatives Soto and Khanna

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay`` on rollcall No. 176.

We should not lose sight of these values, and we should not craft a CBDC that enables the Fed to provide retail banking accounts for Americans that, in fact, would convert the Fed into a consumer bank.

The benefit of having a digital dollar would only come to fruition if it were open, permissionless, and private.

Like Representative Luetkemeyer before me, I am very happy that you are hosting this timely hearing to discuss the potential of United States digital dollars, because we probably now are all beginning to realize this discussion is…

Many families, including my own, have been impacted by cancer. For more than 178,000 Americans diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma, the Be The Match program represents hope. Founded in Minnesota, Be The Match…

As financial innovation advances, it is important that we work to provide appropriate and considerate regulatory avenues for Fintech companies.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, for the second consecutive Congress, House Democrats have shown us what their priorities are. Is their top priority, H.R. 1, about improving roads and bridges? No. Is their top priority…

I think we need to value the right of the individual to make decisions for themselves.

As we begin this new session of Congress, I rise today to honor the memory and legacy of my friend, Minnesota Congressman Jim Ramstad. For nearly two decades, Jim represented the people of Minnesota's Third Congressional District. Sadly…

I hope it has become apparent on both sides, the multitude of policy questions and topics in the area of Fintech.

Unfortunately, under the Obama Administration, Democrats created an agency which is completely unaccountable to the American people.