I think that it's not a failing, necessarily, even of the organization. I think it's a failing of the entire system the way it's set up.

What actions is USA Gymnastics taking to identify and remove coaches, athlete directors, employees, and officials who witnessed emotional and physical abuse of athletes and did not report child abuse to the authorities and did nothing to…

As elected leaders, we must remain committed to our obligation to demand reforms and provide for real thoughtful solutions that will make positive change.

I want to personally thank those who have stood together to present an image for the world and are standing up and telling their story.

I rise to speak out in opposition to the nomination of Ryan Bounds to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I will be voting against his confirmation, and I ask all of my colleagues to do the same. My reason for this is…

A matter deeply important to me is that every American has the right to a day in court and that the justice system works for everyone, no matter their race, their class, their creed, where you come from, or who you know.

the CFPB has been vital in uncovering widespread and massive fraud and holding those companies accountable

Why do you believe it is essential?

I have concerns about what I have heard from you today as being the right person with the right experience to lead.

Thank you. Welcome. Congratulations on both your nominations.

Wells Fargo paid a $500 million penalty.

in the State of Nevada, the regulators were not there when the crisis occurred.

I think people need to understand the additional costs that come and the burden on persons with disabilities.

I support the ABLE adjustment account. I think we need to be doing more.

I rise to speak out against the nomination of Randal Quarles to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Mr. Quarles served in the Bush administration's Treasury Department in the years that led up to the…

As an economist, you can work with us and tell us the tools or the things that can be done, like increasing the minimum wage, that might improve livable wages for individuals, correct?

What would you say to those individuals that you are doing to ensure, one, it does not happen again and, two, improve the wage growth for them?

And while three-fourths of whites responded in a recent Federal Reserve survey that they were doing at least OK financially in 2017--at least OK, only two-thirds of African Americans and Hispanics responded that way.

If you are in your community--and I am hoping you are--and you are talking to people across America, you know that wages have been flat since 1973.

But it is less than what the European Union requires?

I have seen here, as we have had these hearings, that State oversight is even more necessary now.

However, TIP has been proposed for elimination in the President's budget.

Thank you, Mr. Chair and Ranking Member for, I agree, this important discussion.

So this is not something that either one of your organizations is looking into as something that is harmful to individual consumers or small businesses?

Thank you. And I notice my time is up. Thank you both.