"I never imagined I would say that, because American Presidents are not supposed to so brazenly weaponize the SEC to push through radical climate change policies."
"Let me be clear in my last 30 seconds. The SEC has no business enacting climate policy, which is exactly what you are doing."
"Despite your assurances, I think it is clear this rule will be devastating to my State of West Virginia."
"let us turn to some kind of a slush fund or a witch hunt organization under Director Chopra, and let us, frankly, hope that the Supreme Court does the right thing by concluding that their funding stru..."
"the CFPB, in my opinion, has rightfully been criticized, based on our first discussion, about going outside their rulemaking, outside their authority."
"the CFPB has a unique, and frankly, I believe, unconstitutional funding structure, taking funds from the Federal Reserve rather than through the annual appropriations process from Congress."
"Last week, the House--and thank you for the bipartisan support--passed my bill, the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act."
"Last week, the House... passed my bill, the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act."
"I assure you, rural poverty is real. It is not just in the big cities."
"Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, and yet businesses in rural areas raised under 2 percent of the total capital over the last 3 years."
"My mother fled Communist Cuba where that country still oppresses their people every day."