"the regulations it has put on small business are unbelievable, and like I say, the very people they think they are helping, they are hurting."
"I am a small business owner in Texas, and I can tell you that small business and Main Street are getting hammered by this, and it is devastating."
"We have seen an increase in ransomware attacks on individual Americans--we talked about that, we know that--but also, large multinational companies..."
"Heavenly Father, God of all people, thank you for allowing us to be here today to do what we can to preserve the greatest country in the world we love to call the United States of America."
"Main street is faced with a continuing disadvantage when it comes to accessing capital."
"I am a small business owner back in Texas like you are. And you used some words today that the federal government doesn't understand."
"Our government spending is currently on an unsustainable path, in case you were not aware of that."
"Overspending poured gasoline on the inflation fire."
"I always look at, when evaluating any government program or anything, is a return on investment, which they don't understand about here in Washington."
"The SEC's misguided climate crusade has clearly overstepped their statutory authority."
"The SEC must return to their core mission and protect the interests of all investors and public companies, not just those who are fixated on politicizing boardrooms and our capital markets."
"The SEC's purpose is to allow American businesses to compete, not to try and tie them down with excessive compliance costs and burdensome regulations, which seems to be what we are going through with ..."