I think many Tennessee banks are concerned that they would not be deemed----

President Lopez Obrador continues to take arbitrary and punitive actions against U.S. businesses operating in Mexico.

I think we will look forward to working with you on taking a more strategic view, as opposed to sort of a dogmatic income approach.

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.

We have an opportunity for deterrence with Ukraine, we didn't take it.

The American Financial system is one of our greatest assets and advantages.

I hope you can address these concerns today in both your testimony and during the period of questions.

It is malpractice, plain and simple.

USAID has awarded a grant to a Palestinian group, whose leaders have attended an anniversary event celebrating the founding of a terrorist group.

This new law authorizes the commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the State Department, and to offer specific legislative proposals for modernizing the Department.

Unfortunately, our Nation has accumulated an unprecedented amount of debt at levels that are unsustainable at this point.

We have an exceptional job ahead of us. We are challenged in conducting rigorous oversight to strengthen U.S. financial systems and ensure that the dollars that taxpayers have entrusted to us with are spent responsibly.

Our ability to point to that, and the example that we set, as you say, can have repercussions around the world.

Terrorist glorification of USAID-funded Palestinian institutions at schools, and other organizations, it is just, it is happening, and it needs to come to an end.

There was also a failure at the San Francisco Fed in terms of the oversight that they should have been providing.

The mantra of Washington seems to be never let a good crisis go to waste.

I think more clarity here would be appreciated.

President Lopez Obrador continues to take arbitrary and punitive actions against U.S. businesses operating in Mexico.

I think it really doubles down on the weaponization of our tax code against industries that are out of disfavor by this Administration, and it weakens us as a Nation.

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.

I will continue to stand up for small business owners with an aim to put an end to this egregious and unwanted overreach.

the tendency to exceed the mandate of the SEC.

That is why I was proud to contribute to and vote for the Taiwan Enhancement Resilience Act.

I would like to just start out with a point of concern that I have regarding USAID funding to Palestinian organizations that foment hate, that celebrate terrorism.

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.