Pat Toomey
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Patrick Toomey is a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Toomey was known for his focus on fiscal conservatism, economic growth, and limited government. During his tenure, he served on several Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, where he was involved in financial regulation and economic policy discussions.
It is not very useful to investors to have the reams of data about Sarbanes-Oxley for a firm that has no revenue yet.
You know, Pennsylvania is a home to a very large number of very, very successful bio companies.
I really want to give you all the credit I can for raising this very, very important issue.
There is a big, big difference between a payment default on our debt and the other kinds of payment disruptions.
I think this Administration would be wise to send an unambiguous message to the market that under no circumstances would they tolerate a default on our debt which is entirely under their control to prevent.
I find the activism at the Fed right now a major turn-off and I am very concerned.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to commend you. I think this is a very sensible and very thoughtful proposal that lays out a phased implementation that makes a lot of sense and, frankly, is very helpful.
I'm not sure there is yet a consensus on how to best protect consumers or whether a legislative solution is, indeed, the best method for doing so.





