public housing is an important asset to New York City, Tucson, and countless other communities around the country.

We ought to pass this thing.

The government should be more involved with people who have a hard time trying to pay their rent, to make sure they are not homeless.

I would like to address my first question to Mr. Silverstein.

I do not want to be in a position where we all move so heavily against cash as a form of payment.

Can you please expand on the outages in Monacillo and Costa Sur? Were they caused by transmission issues?

And those are the facts.

How many employees within the P3 Authority are charged with providing oversight to the O&M Agreement?

When LUMA and the government of Puerto Rico executed the agreement for the operation and management of the grid, LUMA made certain representations about hiring a firm that specialized in the management of Federal funds.

accountability and transparency with this contract is essential, so that we don't get into foot dragging, we don't get into double dealing, and we don't get into preferences that take away from meeting that transition goal, because I think…

So, why do you refuse to this day to comply with the request from the Puerto Rican Legislature, whose responsibility is to enact public policy based on what is working and what is not?

We hope they are responsive. If they are not, then we will proceed to the next step to compel that information to come forward.

increasing the transparency of short-selling activities is a very important issue for me, as I have consistently seen this practice used against retail investors and working families.

volatility surrounding the trading of GameStop and other stocks earlier this year has renewed calls for increased transparency and regulation of short selling.

You have previously stated that the SEC will propose a rule on climate risk disclosure by the end of the year.

Great, so we don't have to wait 10 more years, like the other rule.

Early on, New York was one of the lowest-performing States in distributing ERAP funding. But significant progress has been made, and the State now ranks first nationally with more than $1.2 billion in payments made or obligated.

Under the American Rescue Plan, Secretary Yellen, Democrats reauthorized the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), providing $10 billion in Federal funds to support up to $100 billion in new loans and initiatives for small…

Unfortunately, more assistance is needed. The Treasury Department is required to start reallocating excess first-round funds at the end of September.

It is completely unacceptable for Republicans to hold our nation's economy hostage, especially in the middle of this continuing public health crisis.

There continues to be a significant amount of misinformation regarding miracle cures for COVID.

So today, I am introducing the Bank Merger Review Modernization Act, to strengthen oversight of bank mergers so our regulators aren't just a rubber stamp for creating mega banks.

We are seeing that mergers and acquisitions are leading to not only a closure of bank branches, but they are also leading to less reinvestment, because where you had two banks prior to the merger reinvesting back into communities, you now…

we need to know and understand how we can structure government lending programs to limit discrimination against people of color

I really appreciate all the witnesses for sharing your stories. And we all know that this has been an unprecedented crisis in our nation, the extent of which we never were prepared to face.