The work you do at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is incredibly important, and it touches the lives of every American.

The proposed rule would impose requirements that are inconsistent with the CFTC rules.

Some regulations have costs and consequences that outweigh their potential benefits.

I hope the Commission will give serious consideration to this approach.

I just think it is imperative that the SEC refrain from applying the proposal to CFTC-regulated markets.

That intent was to build up our chips production to shore up our supply chain, stay ahead of our adversaries, and reclaim our global competitiveness in this critical industry.

The CHIPS and Science Act was passed to achieve two goals - to bolster the domestic semiconductor industry and to support the basic research and fundamental science that keeps America at the cutting edge of scientific development.

I am firmly opposed to a retail CBDC. My opposition to a retail CBDC comes down to one simple concern at the heart of our republic, which is the concentration of power in the hands of the Federal Government.

I am concerned about the effect this is going to have on deposits at regional banks and credit unions and smaller banks.

I oppose a cryptocurrency ecosystem in which millions of dollars can go from one unnamed entity or person to another unnamed person.

Such an argument doesn't fully contemplate the extent of the possible abuse that could come from regulators or political actors, if given this tool.

My concern is that once we build a CBDC, we don't have it just today and tomorrow with our current set of regulators.

A CBDC issued by the Federal Reserve would open the door to a few different, troubling, potential futures, regardless of the intent of the original issuer.

I think that is shortsighted, and I think that is shortsighted at the World Bank and at the other international lending organizations.

Advanced geothermal technologies have the potential to transform the U.S. energy sector.

Our country has significant subsurface energy resources, and, if harnessed correctly, these resources have the capacity to provide all Americans with clean, baseload power and secure energy storage for generations to come.

A strong understanding of subsurface systems is essential, not only for harnessing today's resources, but also for expanding our clean energy portfolio, sustaining critical domestic supply chains, and ensuring the long-term storage of…

I thank Mr. Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for putting together a solid bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. I am here to discuss how this legislation addresses FAA's research, development, and engineering…

Our people in this great country is our greatest asset and our greatest resource.

one of the keys to addressing the future of this great planet and the issues that we address here from a business perspective is changing how we create our energy sources.

Let me be clear, the objective of this hearing, and any future legislation related to wildfires, is not for the Federal government to make decisions for people.

The Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recess of the Committee at any time.

I have heard concerns that the Fed's Basel III revisions could increase costs for derivatives end users.

I hope you will continue this dialogue with the committee once the joint rule is proposed.

We have worked for some time... to try and make sure that every available opportunity is there for all of our neighbors out in rural America.