Mr. President, I rise today to honor a great economist, a trailblazer, and a friend of mine: Dr. Bill Spriggs. Bill was born here in Washington, DC, to a professor and a schoolteacher. He shared his parents' love of learning and went on to…

Those days for banking executives are over.

For the economy to truly deliver security and opportunity for American workers, we need plentiful job opportunities, we need high wages, and we need low prices.

I do not think that Congress and 2155 and Barr's predecessor, Mr. Quarles, weakening the rules even more... are off the hook either for Silicon Valley Bank.

For the economy to truly deliver security and opportunity for American workers, we need plentiful job opportunities, we need high wages, and we need low prices.

For the economy to truly deliver security and opportunity for American workers, we need plentiful job opportunities, we need high wages, and we need low prices.

Meanwhile, corporations somehow always find a way to increase their profits. They always find a way.

Those days for banking executives are over.

Meanwhile, corporations somehow always find a way to increase their profits. They always find a way.

We must continue that progress.

No matter what goes wrong in the economy--whether it is a financial crisis or bank failures, whether it is supply chain turmoil or energy market disruption--working people always pay the price.

No matter what goes wrong in the economy--whether it is a financial crisis or bank failures, whether it is supply chain turmoil or energy market disruption--working people always pay the price.