Members question the fcc chair about Digital Currency, shareholder protection and climate related financial disclosures. This is an hour and a half. Today we will receive testimony from security and Exchange Commission chairman regarding the wor they will testify hes going across the of the sec. I think if youre willingness to appear before the committee today. Mr. Clayton, youre willing to testify is essential to our mission at the sec, which is to maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets and facilitate capital formation. It plays a Critical Role and ensuring that our nation has Capital Markets so that the public can have confidence and trust in. It provides information to investors that that as americans prepare for the futures they may not only have a wide variety of financial opportunities, but they also have the information necessary to make informed Investment Decisions. Chairman clayton, you came before this committee a year ago with assures that you continue to take steps t
Across the of the sec. I think if youre willingness to appear before the committee today. Mr. Clayton, youre willing to testify is essential to our mission at the sec, which is to maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets and facilitate capital formation. It plays a Critical Role and ensuring that our nation has Capital Markets so that the public can have confidence and trust in. It provides information to investors that that as americans prepare for the futures they may not only have a wide variety of financial opportunities, but they also have the information necessary to make informed Investment Decisions. Chairman clayton, you came before this committee a year ago with assures that you continue to take steps to ensure that the u. S. Capital markets remained the deepest, most dynamic and liquid in the world, and actions worth mentioning include the secs final role package on regulation and best interest which strikes the appropriate balance of increased transparency at investors
We will go ahead and get started. The Environmental Energy Study Institute thank you for joining us back i hope everybody got all the candy. Thank you for joining us this morning we have a wonderful panel and will be learning about the Global Commission of a global call for leadership. The urgency of Climate Change may feel more acute but the issue of Climate Change has been with us for decades. Esi stated in 1988 addressing Climate Change is a moral imperative. Many scientists m Public Policy experts have been working on the issue proposing solutions i hope what were actually seeing his momentum to act there is some evidence this is the case last week i testified before the Senate Energy committee that probably would not have been the case a few years ago in Speaker Pelosi and the House Select Committee is another example. As we know now that inaction on Climate Change makes it harder and harder to achieve. We have to act now to contribute to that momentum constantly reinforce it. So
Panel and will be learning about the Global Commission of a global call for leadership. The urgency of Climate Change may feel more acute but the issue of Climate Change has been with us for decades. Esi stated in 1988 addressing Climate Change is a moral imperative. Many scientists m Public Policy experts have been working on the issue proposing solutions i hope what were actually seeing his momentum to act there is some evidence this is the case last week i testified before the Senate Energy committee that probably would not have been the case a few years ago in Speaker Pelosi and the House Select Committee is another example. As we know now that inaction on Climate Change makes it harder and harder to achieve. We have to act now to contribute to that momentum constantly reinforce it. So we can inform policymakers of the best and latest data and best practices to share Lessons Learned to help them understand the urgency to make meaningful progress to address Climate Change. All we ne
I want to focus on an issue ive been working on, which is the issue of Insider Trading. It erodes faith in our Capital Markets. It rewards insiders at the expense of often Retail Investors and is a real problem. What our witnesses know well, but the American People may not, is that there is no statutory prohibition on Insider Trading. The s. E. C. Can and does prosecute insider training through their antifraud and antimanipulation authority, but the case law that shapes this Insider Trading law is far from a solid foundation. Decisions can radically alter the landscape of what is unlawful almost overnight. Im a believer that if were going to prosecute someone for a crime we should put the crime into a statute. Im grateful both for the support and cooperation of the commission as well as the support of chairwoman waters and chairwoman maloney as well as the cooperation of the Ranking Member. We continue to work with my colleagues to refine the bill i want to give thoughts on some ideas