Jack Reed

Thank you, Chairman.

Well, thank you very much, Director.

CBO aspires to, and must maintain a non-partisan, independent, and reliable record on the Hill.

90 percent of them said that they thought payday lending was a bad thing.

Predatory lending is fundamentally, structurally different than responsible lending. High-cost lending turns incentives on their head, so that lenders succeed when borrowers fail.

I think in North Carolina you actually have some real evidence of what happens when a law is impose and then again when it is taken off.

This would be the fourth year of a request for $10 million for a total of $40 million, which would be matched by $20 million from private donations.

Cyber security is the issue de jure and will be, I think, for the rest of our lives

CBO aspires to, and must maintain a non-partisan, independent, and reliable record on the Hill.

Well, thank you very much, Director. And let me first address the question to the Librarian of Congress.

The roles that the Library, CBO, and GAO all play are critically important to making sure that Congress can serve the American people well.

One of the issues that has confronted--and you have mentioned it, has been the traumatic experiences witnessed by so many people here, and many of your colleagues.

I think to coordinate, and that is a polite word, with the House at least.

Thank you for your very thoughtful and eloquent remarks, very much.

The past year has been difficult from the COVID-19 pandemic to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

I think this is an area that we have to look at, particularly in cyber.

Do you anticipate with this new authority that you will on a regular basis, train with and exercise with these other law enforcement or National Guard units?

This budget request is the first step in that transformation.

I've been long a proponent of including schools in the American infrastructure plan and, in addition to that, libraries because they play a critical role.

The revocation of the Keystone XL pipeline permit and the ban on Federal leasing... will kill up to 145,700 jobs.

These two policies will deprive rural communities of their share of $3.1 billion in government revenues for vital services this year.

We ran an experiment in economic freedom, and lo and behold, once again it worked.

President Biden in just the first week of his term destroyed thousands of jobs and economic opportunity in rural areas.

In 2019, the U.S. became a net energy exporter for first time since 1952.

The goal should be to have thriving communities of self-reliant people.