Bob Menendez Jr.

Hispanic hiring is a weakness for the Agency, and we are underperforming there, and we are going to be working on that to bring more people in.

Well, I do not mean to interrupt you, but I look forward to seeing actual nominations.

I mean, I hear high priority, but, you know, the proof is in the pudding and it is just not there.

A lack of diversity leads to real issues in our financial system.

Until the President's promise is implemented, will you commit to provide to the committees of jurisdiction over arms sales specific information about what semi-automatic weapons sales are being considered for export?

The proportion of minorities in financial services drops by 75 percent from entry level to the C-suites.

The SAFE Banking Act, which I cosponsored, would fix this problem by allowing banks to provide financial services to cannabis businesses.

But streamlining does not mean, I hope, giving up critical information.

Those financial institutions work for everyone, for everyone.

But if we have learned anything from the financial crisis, and now the pandemic, it is that its economic turmoil disproportionately harms minority communities.

You can always set a goal, even if something is not required. That is not an excuse.

the scope, duration, and nature would rise to, basically, a level of war that would require us to come to the Congress

It is vital that your organizations look like the communities, the institutions you regulate and ultimately serve.

Leader Schumer has made it clear we`re staying here this weekend. He said we`re staying here throughout next week and beyond.

This bill pursues fairness and equity for the people of Puerto Rico.

Well, 'more for longer' is not a phrase I like, Madam Chair. And, you know, 'less for less time' would be a lot better.

the best way to protect student loan borrowers is to forgive student loan debt

If confirmed, I will work closely with the Irish government and colleagues at Embassy London...

If confirmed, I will consistently reiterate that disposing of this system is the path to removing CAATSA sanctions.

I believe that us providing the assistance for the Palestinian people is critically important.

And how can Congress and regulators ensure that lenders choose a replacement reference rate that is fairest to the borrowers?

If the United States is going to successfully diversify away from China, we need to continue to deepen our trading relationships with our neighbors in the western hemisphere.

I do not think it is reasonable to expect that this segment of the population is going to suddenly jump into using cryptocurrency when they do not even have an opportunity to participate in the formal banking system.

I have a real concern with the fact that--and this is the very last point I will make--Ms. Yu, your research found that millions of borrowers who have been in income-driven repayment programs for more than 20 years, of that, only 32…

So we need to preserve the option of choice in how you pay for retail transactions.