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Marine monuments and sanctuaries are banks of biodiversity and productivity.

We urge you to use the confirmation hearings to clarify Mr. Lighthizer's commitment to promoting a U.S. trade policy that benefits all Americans by protecting and promoting labor, environmental, and human rights worldwide.

Today we will consider the nomination of Mr. Robert Lighthizer to be the United States Trade Representative.

Mr. Lighthizer is indisputably qualified to serve as USTR, and I believe he has a strong base of bipartisan support.

That is pathetic. The difficulty USTR had during the past 4 years in advancing an ambitious pro-growth trade agenda was in no small part due to the lack of leadership.

Unfortunately, under the last administration, failure to promptly nominate appointees to leadership positions at USTR became the norm.

I hope that with today's hearing we can begin the process of moving these trade nominees more quickly.

The extensive use of the Antiquities Act has unnecessarily impacted the commercial fishing industry.

I look forward to working with him and with other members of this committee and other members of the Senate to help move that forward.

In its 2015 Open Internet Order, the FCC claimed its unprecedented and sweeping Title II reclassification was necessary because broadband providers, to quote the order, 'have the incentive and ability to limit,' close quote, the openness…

There's a natural inclination in any government entity to look to the preservation of the entity. There's also an obligation, as these comments reveal, to serve the people, and, as he said, we need free markets.

By our count, there were several hundred instances in which this happened, and it looks even worse considering the fact that the FCC's chief economist at the time called the order an economics free zone.

We're getting rid of those things that people said they don't want. And you know what? Americans have choices, and they've got to make a choice.

I urge a ``no'' vote on this particular amendment. I think it takes us in the wrong direction. We need to maximize transparency, and this will help us achieve that. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The…

I would just point out that these independent agencies need oversight as much as any other agency; and, ultimately, what we are trying to do is provide more transparency, more information to the public. Whether or not they think they are…

Let me mention that the bill does not require any of these agencies to provide new analysis. And I haven't really heard an example or a reason why something would be prohibited in an agency from sharing existing cost-benefit analysis. What…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin will be postponed. {time} 1345 Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Cummings The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE…