It is critical for our regulators to understand innovation and technology so that markets can grow and evolve while investors and consumers are protected.

Isn't that message to those who want to game the system and those who want to defraud the system, isn't the message that the SEC is not the cop on the beat that even the new Chair wants it to be?

Sometimes it appears that scam artists and hackers may understand more about the technology than most market participants.

I hope that you will speak to us and ask particularly people on the other side of the aisle for the dollars you need and the flexibility you need to put those cops on the beat.

The volatility of Bitcoin has also been remarkable, defying attempts to think of it as a traditional currency.

I hope the classified portion is more detailed and compelling.

My time is ticking. 98-2 in the Senate, 3 no votes in the House.

He cannot get any more bipartisan than the work that Senator Crapo and I did on the Russia sanctions bill--92-2 it passed.

So to be clear, the Chairman's bill, with your acquiescence, will deregulate banks like Santander...

While the President likes to take credit for what he labeled an ugly bubble a little over a year ago, it will be interesting to see if he is eager to take credit for a down market.

Three million Americans have lost their health insurance since this President took office, the largest jump since Gallup started tracking coverage a decade ago.

For the second year in a row, life expectancy for Americans actually fell, driven in large part by an opioid epidemic that has been ignored by too many in Washington.

There is a lot of belief on both sides of the aisle. I hear Senators talking privately about this.

He said he would protect Medicare. He said he would protect Medicaid. He said he would protect Social Security.

I challenge that statement. Maybe the regulators appointed by President Trump... do not say it should be 250.

I rise to honor a member of my staff, Jonathan Miller, who has dedicated his life to serving his country and his State. Not only does Jonathan serve the people of Ohio each day on our staff, helping Ohio servicemembers and veterans, but he…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

When China cheats, there must be consequences.

today, we consider the nomination of Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell to be Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, one of the most important jobs in our government. The Federal Reserve System is the…

The whole philosophy of regulation seems to be that the Government can protect consumers from themselves. I think that is wrong.

I just want to urge you to look into the fact that weakening the leverage ratio for the largest banks can be problematic.

I expect you to use your positions to make the economy work better for American families.

the news is good today. It looks as though we are close to a resolution, and what makes that resolution attractive to me is not just that we are going to see the government run, which is the job of this Congress--this is the first time, as…

Does that mean that what I said--that Senator McConnell didn't have lobbyists in his office writing legislation, is that what the rule XIX means and what the Presiding Officer is now discussing with the Parliamentarian or that my friend…

I thank the Senator from New Jersey, who has been a real leader on this issue too. The bill would have come to the floor before the clock started because it would have come to the floor in September, likely, before it even expired. Think…