I am concerned that digital assets create big risks for consumers, and our committee, the Banking and Housing Committee, we have been looking at cryptocurrency for years.

Saying that, well, we do not do it in China anymore, that is what makes us environmentally principled and conscious, does not really take us really take us where we need to.

I am so appreciative of Senator Warnock as the Chair of the Subcommittee.

we have had so much good news in Ohio and across the country over the last few weeks--rising wages, record job growth, a million jobs in 2 months. Intel is bringing 10,000 new good-paying manufacturing and trades jobs to Central Ohio. That…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Moran and I be able to complete our remarks prior to the scheduled votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting American manufacturing and support the nomination of Reta Jo Lewis to be President of the Export-Import Bank. As President of Ex-Im and chair of the Bank's Board of Directors, Ms. Lewis will…

I think that having a Federal oversight through that system could help address that piece of it as well.

There is no question that crypto companies want working people to put money on the line--that is who you are reaching out to.

Thank you, Mr. James, for your support of a fellow Georgian, Lisa Cook, for the Federal Reserve.

Thank you to the co-leaders, Barbara Lee and Sheila Jackson Lee, my sisters and colleagues. Madam Speaker, as we celebrate Black History Month, I rise today to join my CBC colleagues and my CBC sisters in honoring the life and trailblazing…

They are dedicated to Fed independence. They will uphold the Fed's dual mandate.

To pretend otherwise is nothing more than a political tactic.

In the first year of the Biden-Harris administration we have seen tremendous economic progress: record job growth, rising wages, the fastest economic growth in 40 years.

Her approach and character have not changed one iota since she was last time nominated to serve our country.

Senator Bloom Raskin has a long and distinguished record of public service, making consequential decisions about our economy.

Because of the action we took with the American Rescue plan and because of this President's commitment to American workers, we are making historic economic progress.

Last year, for the first time in two decades, our economy grew faster than China's.

We must have a fully functioning Federal Reserve Board--with all seven members--ready to meet these challenges.

We ask that you include this additional critical funding to ensure food-insecure families can put food on the table.

We must recognize that climate change is a clear and imminent threat to our planet.

Thank you, Chairwoman Hayes, for hosting this timely hearing as Congress continues to prepare for farm bill reauthorization.

Access to credit is one of the most important components of long-term success for young, beginning, and underserved farmers and ranchers.

The SNAP program has proven to be an anti-poverty program that has shown time and time again to be effective and efficient.

As stewards of this planet, we have the moral responsibility to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the world we leave behind.

Thank you, Chairman Scott, and Ranking Member Thompson, for holding this hearing today...