If it were up to me, and I believe many members of this committee, on both sides of the aisle, a few of you would be in jail today.

I clearly hope that the Department of Justice continues to investigate these bad actions by bankers and board members across the country.

It's not good or bad. It's how do we apply it.

you have the auspicious honor of being the first board member, I believe, to testify in front of Congress since Enron.

You run the bank consistent with the consent orders and the laws of this country. We will create the laws.

Today, I rise to honor the life and legacy of World War II veteran Ralph Waite, a Medina native and northeast Ohio icon who died on February 18 at age 93. Ralph joined the Army in June 1944, immediately after his graduation from Medina…

I think that sets a very interesting precedent that I hope doesn't become routine, where we are hauling in board members of companies.

I request the committee reaffirm Congress' commitment to combating child exploitation as a law enforcement priority by increasing funding for Missing and Exploited Children programs to $105 million in fiscal year 2021.

Increasing funding for the Missing and Exploited Children programs will help to adequately resource ICAC and NCMEC to effectively combat the spread of online child exploitation.

The second initiative I would like to advocate for today is the STOP School Violence Grant Program that is essential to the safety of America's students.

Today I rise to recognize Westlake, Ohio, resident Colonel Guion ``Guy'' Bluford, who received the Ohio Distinguished Service Medal last week. Guy became the first African American astronaut to travel into space in 1983. He earned the Ohio…

I'm somebody who thinks we should be increasing our research across the board and making sure we're always at the cutting-edge, but alongside of that we have to secure.

That was a bill that I was pleased to introduce.

Thank you, Dr. Droegemeier, for being here.

It's clear to me that we have to better adapt to a changing climate, and take proactive steps that ensure Americans are protected from harm.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today about a project that is important to northeast Ohio.

There is a housing supply crisis. We do not have anywhere near the number of homes being built today.

if we stop, right, if we just say, hey, we are not going to be the Project Mavens of the world, surely China will.

I want to commend you for that, because over the last few weeks, I have spent quite a bit of time talking about banks throughout my State.

Like a lot of folks on my side of the aisle, I believe in the State-based regulatory framework. I think that has served our country very well.

I again want to thank Dr. Neal Dunn and Congressman Conor Lamb for their work to support our Nation's veterans. This bill will improve outreach to veterans through the National Science Foundation's programs to support and train STEM…

the next transition if we go to full-scale renewables will be very slow. And so these projections... that we can somehow solve this with wind, solar, and battery is fanciful.

I think we've actually made progress, sort of this bizarro world where in here I feel like we make progress and they get on Twitter and, God forbid, it's something completely different.

I think the fastest way to make sure that we do absolutely nothing on this issue is to politicize it.

Ultimately, the new standard has produced many concerns that CECL will have the opposite effect than intended, and rather than produce a safer financial outlook in a downturn, CECL could be procyclical and, indeed, cause problems for us…