"Current conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine have decreased our domestic defense industrial stockpiles, and with the strongest military in the world, it is imperative that we prioritize rebuilding..."
"Since the 1990s, the defense industry has seen a 90-percent decrease in the prime contracting space, from 51 contractors to 5 contractors."
"It is important to recognize the increase in the number of contractors leads to more reliable supply chains, scaled efficiency, less backlogs, and this increases competition."
"When people hear the word, 'merger,' they automatically think something bad, but mergers can be good for the banking industry."
"Regulations are killing community banks, in case you don't know that."
"More government involvement in the free market does not work."
"The OCC's proposal does more harm than good by removing key provisions that would streamline and expedite the application review process."
"The FDIC's proposal would discourage mergers altogether."
"Let me tell you, I am from Texas, and we take the right to privacy very seriously, like we all do, and the more information we have out there the more likely a bad actor is going to gain access."
"This has been a great hearing. I appreciate you all being here and thank you a lot for taking time to come up here."
"Main Street America has been forced to play defense every day thanks to this administration's regulatory agenda."
"H.R. 7984, the Rural Small Business Resilience Act, will require the SBA to meet communities where they are following a disaster."