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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.

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Jun 23, 2021

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…

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Jun 23, 2021

I think the Supreme Court actually reached the right decision about the authority of a President to fire him, even though that is not the policy outcome I prefer.

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Jun 23, 2021

We must work in a bipartisan manner toward comprehensive reform which serves families and the taxpayers.

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Jun 23, 2021

On June 24, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and I sent a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to use the HKAA to identify and sanction entities materially contributing to the Chinese Communist Party's assault on Apple Daily…

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Jun 23, 2021

I am committed to working with all Members of this Committee to improve access to affordable housing.

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Jun 21, 2021

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

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Jun 21, 2021

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

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Jun 21, 2021

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

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Jun 21, 2021

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.

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Jun 21, 2021

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.

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Jun 21, 2021

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

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Jun 21, 2021

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…

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Jun 15, 2021

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

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Jun 15, 2021

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

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Jun 15, 2021

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.

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Jun 15, 2021

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

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Jun 15, 2021

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

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Jun 15, 2021

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

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Jun 14, 2021

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

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Jun 14, 2021

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.

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Jun 14, 2021

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

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Jun 14, 2021

I think you mentioned that Lancaster County will receive about $106 million as a result of the bill passed in March by our Democratic colleagues.

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Jun 14, 2021

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

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Jun 14, 2021

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

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Jun 14, 2021

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

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