President-elect Biden couldn't have made a better choice.

My plan would tax wealth like work, and it would minimize the ability of those who are particularly well-off to just defer, and defer, and defer paying their taxes.

I expect that you will respond to inquiries from any Senator on this committee, no matter which side of the aisle they sit on.

I think we all understand that the country has been hit by an economic wrecking ball.

The abuses here take your breath away, and it really is a dodge on all the legal protections Americans have.

You'll have an opportunity, if confirmed, to immediately turn the page on the excessive secrecy and lawlessness of the outgoing Administration.

The good news is Chair Yellen knows that going small on economic relief would be a big mistake.

The outgoing administration had a different approach. They were big on corporate tax giveaways.

I am looking forward to working with Secretary Yellen on all these issues, and more.

Congress cannot go on with this 'snooze button legislating.'

I also want to put on the record that the Treasury's record over the past 4 years on this was dismal, on things like FinCEN. It has got to do better, but do it in a bipartisan way.

Right out of the gate, the Biden administration and Congress need to send major relief to America's working families.

There are groceries in my refrigerator that are going to last longer than Mitch McConnell's unemployment agenda.

I hope she will be on the floor on Thursday.

This administration drove away our economic allies. It actually isolated us in the crucial fight against trade cheats in China and elsewhere.

Congress also needs to fix our broken tax code, starting with the proposition that corporations, millionaires, and billionaires must pay a fair share.

Nobody deserves more credit than Chair Yellen for the longest economic expansion that we have seen in our history, which lasted until the pandemic hit.

This is the second time in 12 years that a Republican President leaves the office with the economy in ruin.

Congress cannot go on with this snooze-button legislating.

My top economic priority is avoiding the mistake Congress made in the last recession, which was taking a foot off the gas pedal before recovery took hold.

Thank you for your consideration.

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