I would just note that the bill you're referring to I'm proud to be a co-sponsor of.

We need to update and modernize our antitrust laws, and then, give enforcers the resources they need to stop anticompetitive conduct and ensure the marketplace is competitive.

We should have a robust protectionist trade policy that protects the American people from concentrations of power and protects the international system on which we depend for promoting a peaceful international set of democracies.

We must bring other policy tools to bear as well. We need to incentivize investment in the United States and discourage outsourcing.

Finally, we should utilize the Defense Production Act to ensure that we have sufficient supplies of essential goods and to crack down on bad-faith hoarding of scarce products to resell at exorbitant prices.

I think Congress ought to restore and strengthen that authority as well.

Thank you so much.

this Committee, and also the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee--really does have a lot of work to do to bring antitrust laws up-to-date and make sure that we have bold and strong antitrust enforcement.

critics of the Biden Administration have tried to use inflation and supply chain disruptions, and even Russia's attack on Ukraine, to score some political advantage.

I want to know how is the Air Force thinking about other capabilities, like cyber, space, conventional capability, et cetera, when it comes to integrated deterrence.

I think they are all important. They all need work, as you know, from our other hearings as well.

We are seeing a version of integrated deterrence every day in the way Russia is being bogged down in Ukraine.

Yeah. Absolutely critical going forward.

I also believe China is watching and getting the message as well that you shouldn't be messing with us.

The oligarchs working with and for Vladimir Putin have stolen almost all of the wealth of Russia. These are extremely wealthy individuals. If you can afford a $500 million yacht, you have got money to burn. And that is not your only…

Mr. President, I would say to Senator Blumenthal, absolutely, yes, and to Senator Graham, also yes, and thank you. Let me just give a quick overview of my part of this colloquy as to where we are. This began with the Munich Security…

I can, indeed, Senator Graham. I can, indeed. And I thank him for his persistent effort on this, and I thank our colleagues in the House who have been very persistent on this, none more than Congressman Malinowski of New Jersey.

Madam Speaker, our economy is still recovering from 2 years of a once-in-a-generation pandemic that basically shut down our economy. As Americans stopped going out and spending money, companies slowed production not only to meet this…