I applaud two leaders of this Committee, Senators Tina Smith and James Lankford, for their bipartisan introduction.

Thank you, Chair Schatz and Vice Chair Murkowski, for holding this hearing today.

I completely agree with you.

We are close to moving forward on major election reform. I am not giving that up, one bit, when you look at all the games that are being played in the states, and laws that are being passed to limit the right to vote.

I know that you all are not alone in having that challenge with FMAP reimbursement.

I rise today, as I will many times, to address my colleagues on the topic of competition policy, especially in our digital markets where we have a situation where a few Big Tech titans have grown into the largest corporations our country…

That is in all of this dark money coming in and funding the Supreme Court justices and the nomination process, that has gotten as these extremely out of the mainstream conservative justices who are now, for the first time in history, we…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:32 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 10 a.m. ____________________

Americans know there is way too much money in our elections, and for our democracy to work, we need strong rules to make sure the American people know who is spending the money on the campaigns.

This hearing could not come at a more important time as we are seeing an unprecedented flood of money into our elections.

I think we know how important it is and how critical it is to take action to get secret money out of our elections.

Unlimited anonymous spending in our elections does not encourage free speech, it actually drowns out the voices of American people who are seeking to participate.

The DISCLOSE Act would address secret money in our politics by requiring outside groups... to disclose their large donors.

If any company does not respond to said sweep letter, which I will reiterate, as you said several times, are supposed to be voluntary, then the SEC would make it a, 'bloodbath,' for them.

The SEC isn't interested in clarifying what areas of the crypto industry fall under SEC jurisdiction.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

We have to have an administration that has the political will to do it, and it doesn't.

Our reproductive rights are under assault. Our -- the autonomy to our body is being under assault.