Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to you and Ranking Member Nelson for holding this important hearing.

As a former prosecutor and co-chair along with Senator Burr of the 9-1-1 Caucus in the Senate, I know how important it is to support our first responders.

The Spectrum Act also included an amendment I worked to include that created a funding mechanism for more than 115 million for Next Generation 9-1-1 research and grants.

I'm also the state that had that bridge collapse, and while everyone saw on TV the firefighter, the first responder show up and repeatedly dive into that water to look for survivors...

Our focus today is on striking the right balance between the impacts on consumers, main street businesses, and those broadcasting content through radio, TV, satellite, and new digital services.

This hearing focuses on an important and timely topic, the state of competition in the music industry.

Does anyone else want to respond to that, this idea?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I congratulate you on taking over the Subcommittee.

It is appropriate from time to time for the Department of Justice to review these consent decrees to ensure that they are meeting their intended goal of preserving and promoting competition.

Thank you, Senator Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this hearing.

I think everyone sees that the burning of fossil fuels is creating an opportunity to find more fossil fuels to burn.

Mr. President, we also are joined today by Senator Hirono, who for many years served with me on the Committee on the Judiciary. She is now on the Intelligence Committee, but has been very active in this issue as a member of the Committee…

Mr. President, I wish to acknowledge Senator Mikulski and her leadership. Anyone who wondered how hard she was going to keep working after she announced she wasn't running again for the next year--I think we just saw the answer right here…

Mr. President, I rise today to oppose this resolution which would overturn modest but vitally important updates to the process that enables workers to exercise their rights to join a labor union. Today's attack on the NLRB's rule to…

We can't wait forever. We look forward to following up on these critical issues.

The board's rule eviscerates the right of employers to speak freely to employees during an organizing campaign.

But when is it going to get bad enough that the President and this administration are actually going to follow through on promises that have been made to the Ukrainian people?