Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I really didn't think it was possible to thank you for a hearing in August... but thank you, thank you."

"I guarantee you that what we need to be doing is upgrading our cybersecurity and making sure that we are not going to charge consumers more."

"To put this into context, a recent estimate found that a single bitcoin transaction uses as much electricity as an average household in the Netherlands uses in a month."

"Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks for scheduling this hearing on the emerging technology in the energy sector of blockchain."