Senator Kaine was on that trip with me as well and I think we saw the real--a real open need there.

There is a deep concern that we would allow the Chinese Communist Party to be able to access World Bank funding.

We know small firms will, particularly, be hurt.

My top priority as Ranking Member is to work with my colleagues to conduct rigorous oversight, strengthen U.S. financial markets, and ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.

Chair Gensler, your climate change proposal, many sophisticated commentators believe that this is well beyond the SEC's authority.

A study from Harvard Law School showed that five individuals account for roughly 40 percent of all shareholder proposals here.

My top priority as Ranking Member is to work with my colleagues to conduct rigorous oversight, strengthen U.S. financial markets, and ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.

Chair Gensler, your climate change proposal, many sophisticated commentators believe that this is well beyond the SEC's authority.

We know small firms will, particularly, be hurt.

A study from Harvard Law School showed that five individuals account for roughly 40 percent of all shareholder proposals here.

A study from Harvard Law School showed that five individuals account for roughly 40 percent of all shareholder proposals here.

We know small firms will, particularly, be hurt.

Chair Gensler, your climate change proposal, many sophisticated commentators believe that this is well beyond the SEC's authority.

My top priority as Ranking Member is to work with my colleagues to conduct rigorous oversight, strengthen U.S. financial markets, and ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.

just last week, a Federal judge ruled that the First Amendment prohibits the Biden administration from colluding with Big Tech to censor Americans' speech. So the court ordered Biden administration officials and Agencies not to coordinate…

I appreciate the sentiments my Democratic colleague expressed, and I very much appreciate his work and his concerns with respect to Big Tech. I share those concerns. And I share some optimism today that we will find common ground to work…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Fetterman). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have introduced the Depositor Protection Act, which... is going to provide a green light to well-capitalized, well-rated banks to merge.

I am going to vehemently oppose any attempt to create a central bank digital currency.

I think that any tool like this that the central bank and the Chinese Communist Party in China uses to control its people should be vehemently rejected by the American public.

A tool of this nature not only represents an attack on American sovereignty, it poses an unprecedented threat to our individual liberties.

I think that any tool like this that the central bank and the Chinese Communist Party in China uses to control its people should be vehemently rejected by the American public.

A tool of this nature not only represents an attack on American sovereignty, it poses an unprecedented threat to our individual liberties.

I am going to vehemently oppose any attempt to create a central bank digital currency.

I think that institutions are very reticent to move forward.