Junk fees, not just about middle class consumers, poor people, people of very modest means, are facing punishing fees in so many areas.

The Justice Department is investigating, and then we go from there when it comes to other consumer bills that are being considered.

This is going to create an impossible monopolistic situation and it is exactly what has happened for consumers.

All-in pricing is so important because when you look for a ticket online, you can't tell until you get to the very end of the transaction how much that ticket is going to cost you.

In addition to that, Ticketmaster now owns a number of venues and also locks in the number of other venues that they don't own with their services for in excess of 7 years.

My bipartisan bill with Senator Grassley, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, addresses abuses of gatekeeper power.

Elections are kind of the canary in the coal mine when it comes to where you have, whether it is foreign interference or whether it is threats.

This is one of the reasons why I have been so focused on expanding access to school based care.

Recently, I was able to visit the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Virginia, which, as you know, conducts groundbreaking nuclear and particle physics research.

While you may come from different political backgrounds, we see the consistent themes of wanting to make sure that our states' elections are well administered.

What you are saying here is that if the State Governments had the adequate funding to run elections, that that would be very helpful.

One party in this country doesn't own compassion, and one party in this country doesn't own the willingness to give the shirt off your back for your neighbors that are in need.

I'm tired of both parties being very poor fiscal managers of our economy.

small businesses are not only the engine of our economy, but they're the innovators.

our small businesses, just like everyday American consumers, are being hit with inflation the hardest, which are being worsened by the Biden administration's policies.

I'm tired of this nonsense about who.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print the U.S. Senate vehicle and alternate vehicle parking regulations, adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration on May 17, 2023, in the Record. There being no objection, the material…

Both deserve blame.