Pat Toomey

Senator Pat Toomey, Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Concerning Apple Daily Closure, 24 June 2021.

As a general matter, does it sound reasonable that someone accused of something should know what they are accused of?

I think I am going to direct this to Mr. White. During the passage and consideration of USMCA, I had a lot of concern about the potential for the rapid response labor mechanism to essentially be weaponized and have a negative impact on…

This is completely one-sided. And I am very concerned that this mechanism is not giving the accused party any opportunity to either defend themselves or correct the problem, if there is one.

This is unbelievable. I mean, the only indication that exists at all about the nature of the complaint is what the complaining union has voluntarily released.

Using sanctions to address non-nuclear concerns with Iran is distinct from oversight of the nuclear deal.

I want to stress today that we need strong leadership at Treasury and sometimes that means being willing to push back, including on the White House or the State Department, if the policies they are pursuing actually undermine America's…

Let me be clear: There are Republicans, including myself, that would work with the Administration on a nuclear deal with Iran--but not the JCPOA.

If confirmed, you will directly influence the Biden administration's policies toward China, Russia, North Korea, dangerous non-State actors, and certainly, not least, Iran.

An example of this that I want to talk about this morning is the Administration's Iran policy. It is very, very concerning.

You should publically make clear that no terrorism sanctions imposed under the previous Administration were done illegitimately.

I introduced a resolution in the Senate expressing that the U.S. should begin negotiations to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with Taiwan.

There are steep compliance costs and serious privacy implications associated with this requirement.

I am just extremely disappointed by this entire process that you and your colleagues have engaged in with the G7.

I still am not aware of a single corporate inversion that has happened since we eliminated the incentive to invert.

I know you want to raise taxes, and the President wants to raise taxes.

This represents a serious and unprecedented breach of privacy, and it further erodes trust the American people have in government institutions to safeguard their private information.

I think it is completely misguided, I have to say.

Unfortunately, the Biden administration would not agree to these sensible features, and they walked away from negotiating with some of us.

We should not pay for infrastructure by borrowing or printing billions of additional dollars.

It is time for all of our communities and the workers and their families that call them home to share in our country's prosperity.

U.S. infrastructure tends to be more costly than our international peers, which is kind of maddening for taxpayers.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Commissioner Parsons, first of all, thanks very much for joining us.

The scope and size of the Administration's infrastructure plan is particularly untenable.

So the Federal Government, between the CARES Act and this most recent bill, sent, what, 25 times the lost revenue, approximately.