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Last year, I also introduced the DOTCOM Act along with Senators Schatz, Wicker, and Rubio.

You indicate in your testimony that 14 percent of your portfolio consists of loans ranging from $1,000 to $249,000...

Okay. Mr. Barker, would you say your bank is consistently more competitive with loan rates and loan availability to, particularly as we talked about earlier, some of the younger, smaller, newer borrowers?

From your perspective, to what extent do private banks, commercial banks, Farm Credit System, and FSA play a role in ensuring that credit exists for borrowers out there?

I think it just puts a fine point on how important it is that we are really focused on agriculture.

Do any of you have examples of how the Farm Credit System neglects young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers in your area?

We really will need guarantees going forward to keep producers in business.

Well, thank you, Madam Chair.

Navient is one of the businesses 'trying to do the right thing and play by the rules.'

We're having a hearing after-the-fact of the budget bill, which, again, the Chairman noticed that it was put in without really this kind of attention.

I've warned all the citizens of our state that, if it's a robocall, you should assume it's a scam artist.

The risk to seniors is really where we see this.

When passing TCPA nearly 25 years ago, Congress expressly sought a balanced approach that protects the privacy of individuals and permits legitimate telemarketing practices.

I believe we need to work together to find common ground.

We should also ensure that the FCC continues to take action against abusive and harassing practices, and has the tools it needs to bring bad actors to justice.

I will side with Senator Nelson's view that we--that's the last link, in terms of the ability to communicate.

TCPA is also showing its age, and there are opportunities to build on its consumer benefits while also ensuring consumers fully benefit from modern communications.

If we want to have horizontal equity between domestic corporations and foreign corporations, we need to ensure that the tax base will not be reduced.