"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Ranking Member, for holding this hearing, and the witnesses for agreeing to testify."
"The CFTC's enforcement authority has been a closely watched issue during the past several years."
"I have spent much time screaming about the potential impacts of the Basel capital requirements on the American economy."
"the time to make updates to the farm safety net is now."
"My constituents have made it abundantly clear to me that compliance with the Endangered Species Act, or ESA, continues to be a nearly impossible task."
"Oklahoma farmers and ranchers are more than willing to work with regulators to find solutions that make sense for everyone."
"the EPA's recent Herbicide Strategy creates buffer zone requirements that have caused some unease back home."
"the farm bill process has been, always will be, a challenging process, and that the patience of the leadership of the Committee, sometimes is required to a degree that is almost biblical in nature."
"Let the consumer decide, right, and yet, the Administration has their thumb on the scale for electric vehicles like this in the mandate. It is ridiculous."
"You have reiterated how Members of the Board would like to see a revised Basel proposal put out for public comment."
"Folks back home are always very concerned about inflation and the period we have gone through lately."
"The fact is the inflation is still running above the Fed's 2-percent target."