I think it is frankly a call to those who are diverse in positions of leadership to really take it upon themselves to exert even more leadership and pull more people along.

I commend you for it.

Privacy is a core American value. Let's not make it de facto illegal.

I could not agree more with that sentiment.

My contention is that private stablecoins, provided those coins are dollar-denominated and reserves are denominated in U.S. dollars, allow for sanctions to continue.

So there was a recently released Grid Strategies report that says, for every $1 invested in transmission, customers see $3 in benefits.

Transmission is incredibly important.

So, like, let's build a transmission tie there to move all of that great wind out of Iowa into Chicago that is going to need it, especially with their new goals.

When I look at the housing market today and really for the last several years, I think what we see is a clear supply and demand imbalance which is jacking up prices.

Quality of reserves, liquidity, transparency, redemption rights, these are the sorts of things we should be talking about when we are talking about well-regulated stablecoins.

You also said that you are in favor of a world where we have coexisting alongside of each other, CBDCs and stablecoins.

A very robust set of regulation, akin to bank-like regulations, would solve a bank-run type of instability, yes.

Our role here in Congress is to make sure that those with a disability are treated the same under the law and provided the tools to succeed and overcome the challenges associated with their disabilities.

I have always had a particular admiration for successful entrepreneurs.

Thank you, Chairwoman Beatty, for holding today's hearing, and thank you to our witnesses for your testimony.

I think this access to capital point is just enormously critical, maybe the most important thing.

Thank you, Chairman Foster, and thank you, as always, for your leadership on this task force.

The devastating war in Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis in Europe have severely impacted economic productivity echoing throughout the global economy.

It's very refreshing to have genuine experts amongst the membership of Congress on this issue.

I think is a little bit absurd.

It is imperative to better prepare for potential attacks.

I couldn't agree more. I think that is very, very important.

If we have liquidity challenges, if the depths of our markets all of a sudden are impaired, the ability of the financial system to respond to large shocks is severely diminished.

It gives me pause to know that there is only one staffer.