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# policy13 quotes

POLICY

We don't lobby for unclear rules. We lobby for clear rules. We'll follow any rules — we just need to know what they are.

policyregulationBrian Armstrong, congressional testimony

The US government is pushing crypto innovation overseas. While the SEC sues American companies, Singapore, the UAE, and the UK are rolling out red carpets. If America isn't careful, it will regulate itself out of the future.

If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.

communicationhumorFrequently quoted throughout his Fed tenure, attributed to multiple occasions, 1995

The gender pay gap is not a negotiation problem. It is a structural problem. We will not close it by teaching women to ask better questions at their annual reviews.

pay-gappolicyForbes Women's Summit, 2019, 2019

Surpris que l'on revienne sur ce sujet.

policyFrench Senate commission hearing, 2025

Government policies change. Infrastructure does not. If you build it right, the policy environment will catch up with you.

infrastructurelong-termBusiness Line Interview, 2014

We need to reduce taxes, reduce regulation, and let business do what it does best — create jobs and prosperity.

businesspolicyAustralian Mining Conference, 2016

Pandemic preparedness is the biggest issue that governments are not taking seriously. We are sleepwalking toward the next outbreak.

global-threatspandemicSkoll Global Threats Fund briefing, 2015

Net neutrality matters because the internet only works as a level playing field. The moment you allow tiered access, you've changed the internet fundamentally.

internetmozillaMozilla blog / Congressional testimony, 2017

Japan fell behind in the startup era. My job is to help it catch up.

entrepreneurshipjapanOn his work with Japanese government committees, 2020

We are strong believers that regulation is necessary and we just have to have smart regulation.

cryptopolicyCoinDesk, 2023

Had there been rules of the road in place, there would have been a framework, clear rules for what is a security, what is a commodity, and what are the consumer protections around that.

cryptopolicyTechCrunch, 2025

Operation Choke Point 2.0 is a coordinated effort by regulators to marginalize the crypto industry by cutting off its banking access.

bankingpolicyOperation Choke Point 2.0 essays, 2023