"My mother fled Communist Cuba where that country still oppresses their people every day."
"I also agree with his comments about buying American."
"The Chinese government spies on everybody, and its own people are not free of that."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I do appreciate the comments from my colleague from California: distinguish between the people and the government."
"The Chinese government is moving rapidly toward implementing its digital currency, the digital yuan controlled by its central bank."
"There is no doubt that China is our top competitor and adversary."
"I do think a lot of the policies government created has exacerbated that, made it too easy not to work."
"We need, for our State to be successful, to harness our natural resources and not allow the Federal Government to get in the way of that, as they often do."
"Many agencies under the Biden Administration completely lack accountability and transparency."
"One of the worst offenders is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) which has taken actions that raise the cost of credit."
"This expanded definition is not found in statute. Banks and credit unions have said that this change is unworkable, opaque, and costly."