Any Brexit deal must preserve the Good Friday Agreement.

I appreciate especially the efforts of my good friend, the chair of our subcommittee, on the issue of Brexit's impact on the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

I couldn't agree with you more. We need to make sure that we can do that, and take the politics out of it.

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor Bill Winkky, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Bill Winkky, son of Mary Emma and Robert Winkky, was born in Kingston, New York, on September 29, 1939. In his 80 years of life, he has been a…

Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in Syria. Let me commend my colleague Senator Romney for his very thoughtful and very timely and very important comments. We all recognize that the situation in Syria is highly…

In July, as part of this investigation, Google testified before this subcommittee that it faces, and I quote, 'formidable competition around the world,' end quote.

I agree.

There has been a sort of antitrust immunity, in general, in the tech sector for far too long.

Competition enforcement actions like the Bell Labs consent decree created the conditions for scores of startups to innovate and flourish. While we often focus on the cost of action and regulation, we should also be asking ourselves about…

I just want to build upon that point that Commissioner Chopra made about this notion of consent would be--you know, trying to find out what you're consenting to would be a full-time job.

It's kind of curious, so I think this is a really important area for us to look at.

I think many of you have made this point. Competition and privacy can be complements such that more competition can incentivize firms to provide users with more privacy.

Antitrust laws do not exist to punish success, but to foster it.

However well-intentioned, the GDPR is already producing substantial collateral damage to consumer welfare, innovation, and the health of the digital economy.

the breadth and depth of user data collected by the incumbent digital platforms provides them with a strong competitive advantage, creating barriers to rivals entering and expanding in relevant markets, and allowing the incumbent digital…

Good regulation should cost little to implement. It should be easy to understand.

It is my hope our hearing can help us determine fact from fiction when it comes to these allegations.

It is imperative that we in the United States identify and put in place a better means of protecting consumers' privacy online.