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I would like to especially thank our distinguished witness from the great State of South Dakota, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Little Elk.

We would like to take what you are proposing to do and codify it.

Senator Schatz and I have introduced legislation that would...require platforms like Instagram to provide for more due process to users.

We must find ways to improve more transparency and accountability in the algorithms deployed on Internet platforms.

The lack of transparency from big tech companies and the effect these companies have on consumers is concerning to the public and rightfully so.

It is long past time for Congress to enact legislation to ensure that these companies are held accountable.

Do you believe consumers should be able to use Instagram without being manipulated by algorithms?

The effects of demurrage charges on the price of your products and called for an increase in the enforcement capabilities of the FMC in respect to detention and demurrage charges.

A resolution of this crisis is imperative, and I look forward to discussing this matter with our witnesses today.

The bill that I plan to introduce with Senator Klobuchar would provide the FMC with authority to pursue enforcement action if truly unjust or unreasonable practices related to vessel space accommodations were discovered.

The biggest thing there is good communication from the shippers to us.

I believe these changes will increase the accessibility of the FMC to smaller shippers and provide the agency with clearer authority to intervene when unreasonable practices relate to the movement of cargo are discovered.

Compromise is the oxygen of democracy. And Bob Dole provided a lot of oxygen over those years he was in Senate leadership.

Bob Dole was a partisan but it was he and Pat Moynihan that saved the Social Security System.

I now invite the Senate to observe a moment of silence in memory of and to recognize those killed, injured, and forever impacted by the attack on the Waukesha Christmas parade on November 21, 2021. (Moment of silence.)

I think you have provided stability during a very challenging time.

I asked you when you would say enough is enough when it comes to our debt and deficit.

You acknowledged that debt becomes an issue when it exceeds 100 percent of GDP.