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Even before America declared its independence, John Adams emphasized that a republic is a government of laws and not of men. That is what we are here to debate tonight. Are we a government of laws or a government of the executive branch…

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, we have real problems in this country. I mean, the Northern Hemisphere was on fire. You…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

For purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume…

May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 8 minutes remaining.

You vilify entire industries simply because they are politically unsavory, in your opinion.

The practice of name-and-shame first, verify later, isn't consumer protection. It is McCarthyism.

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for his comments, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I have introduced the Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act, which would direct the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to impose full blocking SDN sanctions.

This is a very real problem. I'm here to warn you today that this problem is no longer just the United States' problem.

This committee, and the select committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are working collaboratively in a bipartisan way on an outbound investment screening legislative package.

We cannot just have one approach for all of them.

The problem with that is it's regressive. How many families can afford to buy 500 pounds of meat?

I'm particularly concerned about eliminating food safety regulations that might push serious health costs on to consumers.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Appreciate it. Thank everyone so much for being here today.

Congressman Thomas Massie's PRIME Act would enable this.

This is going to be a monopoly worldwide unless we address it today.

This is a Committee that does work together to try and help small businesses succeed in all of our communities.