Importing steel that we do not make ourselves in modest quantities from nearby allied countries is not a threat to national security.

Section 232 needs to be looked at in a hard national security lens, Senator. It should not be used willy nilly.

I do want to register my disappointment that our Democratic colleagues are still trying to ram through a reckless $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending bill despite reservations from members in their own caucus.

I fear that's because the bill is going to include many flawed policies that will harm economic growth and jobs while invading the privacy of Americans.

I continue to remain deeply skeptical of EX-IM and its role in the global economy.

Taxpayers ultimately bear the consequences of undue risk taking at the Bank.

Let's be clear: EX-IM wins business by either systemically underpricing risk that private markets would otherwise absorb.

I have repeatedly supported many nominees who had the necessary experience, the temperament, and the policy views.

I think it is clear that Americans of all races overwhelmingly want the police in their communities to protect them.

Imagine if the money used to pay the salaries of police officers... can be used to fund plans that residents designed to keep themselves safe.

she suggested in a letter that she wrote--not a tweet or a retweet--that police violence stems from 'flawed and biased systems that require structural change.'

Too many families of color live in neighborhoods endangered by overpolicing.

Ms. Gordon, among other things, retweeted a post that described police officers as 'the people killing us.'

Recapturing funding from the police sure sounds like defunding the police to me.

He has repeatedly made troubling statements denigrating the police and advocating for the defunding of the police.

Let's consider Solomon Greene. He's repeatedly made troubling statements denigrating the police and advocating for the defunding of the police.

These Biden nominees have indicated a hostility to the policy, they have subscribed to the theory that the police are racists.

These views are so outside the political mainstream that they disqualify him from holding a senior leadership position at HUD.

I think it was a big mistake to be reconsidering the CRA. It had been 25 years, and the updates were mostly about providing clarity, objectivity, and transparency.

Thank you for emphasizing that.

I am now concerned that the Biden administration is seeking to use financial regulation to advance social goals that are unrelated to banking.

If the Administration were serious about promoting competition, it would seek to reduce the regulatory burdens imposed by Dodd-Frank.

The 21st century will not be America's century if we are not open to innovation.

I hope to hear from today's witnesses about how they will maintain independence in the face of pressure to politicize banking regulation.

Regulators should want these innovative financial institutions to enter the regulated financial system.