"we shouldn't imitate them. We should protect America's way of life."
"if you turn the central bank digital currency into this creepy surveillance tool and don't preserve the permissionless characteristics of it, it is going to hurt."
"the government has almost banned cash, not entirely."
"I always say the legal tender in the U.S. is the U.S. dollar, not Visa and MasterCard."
"The privacy concerns cannot be understated as we consider how to embrace these new payment tools."
"Promoting convenience to the consumer does not always equate to promoting financial inclusion."
"I want to highlight the really heroic work that the Federal Reserve did to create stable markets, particularly in March and April of 2020."
"We should be using the power of government to stop that, not enable it."
"I appreciate the Majority for calling attention to the power that credit reporting agencies have over our lives."
"The Federal Government has not been a trustworthy wielder of its power."
"They are using their whole financial system as a means of control."