S&P deserves no praise, however, for withdrawing a proposal it never should have put forward.

I have long called for robust oversight of the bond rating agencies, particularly after Wall Street's and the financial market's overreliance on the often-erroneous credit ratings of just three agencies directly contributed to the 2008…

Thank you for holding this hearing, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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A California company is alleging market practices by some companies that would result in tariffs up to a 250 percent increase.

Relationships matter. And I deeply believe that.

I would like to do my utmost as a United States Senator from California to try and restore the roots of friendship that once existed.

I really very much regret that because I will never forget.

How do we bring personal relationships back into the equation?

the public, I think, is more focused on inflation which has been at the highest level since the 1980s.

the costs we impose are mostly borne by U.S. businesses and families, reducing them would leave people more resources to deal with rising prices.

the President has been clear that the Trump tariffs imposed on China were not done in a thoughtful way.

Our backlog is hovering around $21.9 billion.

I mean, it's just--we got a lot of great questions, and obviously it was (inaudible).