"My concern, however, is when the agency diverts these resources and spends these dollars on initiatives not even within the authority of the SEC."
"That is why I was proud to contribute to and vote for the Taiwan Enhancement Resilience Act."
"The American Financial system is one of our greatest assets and advantages."
"the tendency to exceed the mandate of the SEC."
"I think that is a grave concern, as you just described, that Mexico would take this sort of arbitrary and very detrimental action against U.S. assets."
"Personally, I have introduced legislation, the 21st Century Free Speech Act that would ensure that all Americans have reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to Big Tech speech platforms."
"I think that modernization of the Department will help us address those challenges."
"I don't think it is right to put American taxpayers on the hook for defending themselves in these cases."
"Time is not on our side, Secretary, especially when we have a $19 billion arms backlog to Taiwan."
"I think it is a very potent tool."
"I think more clarity here would be appreciated."