The importance of today's hearing and the issue before us cannot be overstated.

Even President Obama stated the 'Internet has been one of the greatest gifts our economy--and our society--has ever known.'

I continued to be baffled by this president's belief that the Federal government needs to now swoop in and 'fix' the Internet.

Mobile and fixed broadband networks are the infrastructure of the 21st century.

A lot of businesses would otherwise expand to grow beyond that. This is a big inhibiting factor?

Exports now account for 25 percent of the State's GDP. We have doubled exports in 4 years.

Here we are in year 6 of the recovery, and I think we have all established that growth is absolutely essential.

As we deal with income inequality, this is also one of the potential solutions, by embracing trade policy, opening markets, and also embracing this remarkable energy revolution.

Our negotiators need to maximize their leverage in these negotiations.

I believe that America's opportunity to lead, the catalyst for leadership is trade promotion authority, which then opens a door and gives our negotiators the best leverage to move forward on TPP, on TTIP, on TISA, and all these trade…

And, third, you have got to control healthcare costs. It is mandatory.

One of the things that I hear a lot from entrepreneurs when I talk with them is the weakness of our infrastructure.

I think we want to be careful not to encourage overborrowing. But you are absolutely right that the level of interest rate on some of these loans is too high.

Second, be revenue neutral. Do not give up on the revenue.

And that is why what the Federal Government does in terms of fiscal policy is particularly important.

Uncertainty discourages investment, discourages hiring.

please don't forget human capital, because one thing we have learned from 200 years of experience is that the prosperity of any country depends, first and foremost, on the education, on the skills, on the health of its citizens

Well, I think the entire package of tax reform should be revenue neutral.