"I am a strong proponent of regular order, and I believe this process will pay off with increased transparency and more efficient spending."
"It is our aim to act responsibly when it comes to spending taxpayers' dollars, which is why these increases have been limited to only what is absolutely necessary."
"We cannot afford the economic, political, or national security consequences of falling behind the CCP."
"For us to be competitive in hiring and recruiting the staff necessary to enact our agenda, we have got to follow suit, and we have to increase our staff salaries if we are going to have competent peop..."
"We have got to have folks who can work with us to ask the right questions, to look in the right corners."
"When you have literally the amount of dollars that have been allocated and are flowing through the Department of Energy and other Federal agencies, being able to oversee all of that..."
"Businesses use both private and public markets to raise capital, and the committee is dedicated to ensuring both avenues are healthy for both companies and investors."
"Public markets have enormous benefits to a wide range of investors and I will continue to support policies that strengthen public markets and encourage businesses to utilize public offerings."
"What we need is for our banks to able to have a portion of their loans, a portfolio with some risk of default and some risk of loss."
"Last year, along with Mr. Huizenga, I introduced a bill that would help those companies get capital and then put their capital into small businesses."
"I am hoping that we won't just be talking about 30 bills, but even more with Democratic chief authors."
"Absolutely, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank our witnesses for offering their expertise, and I thank you for holding this important hearing."