"So, to clarify, the Fifth Circuit already told Governor Abbott that these voter ID propositions are discriminatory, and Abbott knows this, has been told by the courts, and is still continuing to support laws that he knows are discriminatory as ruled in a court of law and by judges."
"even just recently, just a couple of days ago, we saw that the Texas Senate passed a bill that removes education of Martin Luther King, women's suffrage, and Native-American history from required curr..."
"I think one of the things that we are seeing here is that we are facing a choice. Congress is facing a choice of whether we want to give Wall Street another tool of being in charge of the public's mon..."
"Now, I think it is important for us to note this because this is not just about future investments."
"I represent parts of the Bronx, where more than half of the residents are either unbanked or underbanked."
"I realized that people don't even--a lot my colleagues don't even read the bills that they are commenting on."
"This bill is about providing a public option for financial services--an option, not a government takeover."
"I think one of the things that is important to acknowledge is that this is one of our first congressional hearings on public banking in modern American history."
"A public bank would be chartered to serve the public good, and it would remove the profit-seeking shareholders."
"I thank the Chair for his courage and his political courage and for being willing to convene this in front of the Financial Services Committee."
"I applaud President Biden for centralizing the response of vaccines, getting them out quickly."