I think it is time for the reassertion of what I think have been incredibly successful policies from the last century, namely the antitrust laws and pro-competitive regulation on the model of the telecom laws and some of the FTC…

There's never been more choice and more opportunity.

But instead of seeing the fruits of her success, the next thing that happens is that this hardworking Rhode Islander discovers that Amazon has rolled out a direct replica of her product.

I think one of the things that people need to understand, one of my most haunting memories was doing a school visit and seeing a fifth-grade boy clearly distracted, kind of not paying attention, and me kneeling down to ask him if he was…

The evidence suggests that the problem can be traced to changes in policy and particularly our antitrust enforcement that have allowed a few dominant corporations to consolidate markets.

I assure you that the committee is not bound by the characterizations of the witnesses about the nature of the markets or the lack of competition.

I am wondering whether your experiences in the Federal system, whether you had a similar experience that was sort of well planned before you were released so you would be successful.

So, I am intrigued by this idea of both pre-sentence and post-sentence whether or not we ought to require sentencing judges and judges making determinations with respect to release to consider the impact on family.

Over the years various reporting has documented the aggressive and predatory business tactics that Amazon employs.

It seems to me 200 miles, even 250 miles is still a very long distance to expect anyone to travel.

I thank the gentleman for his thoughts. I would only say that the best way to assist Cyprus in weaning itself from the reliance of Russian weaponry is to lift the arms embargo, and this is something that both Cyprus and the United States…

Clearly, the Constitution allows this body and this Committee to consider whether or not obstruction's happened.

The Republic of Cyprus is a strategic partner of the United States and has played a critical role in combating terrorism and nuclear proliferation in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The United States regularly participates in joint…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: SEC. 12__. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and rise in strong support of the Lieu amendment. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this amendment, which will prevent the sale of weapons to the Gulf without undergoing the proper congressional…

I think if Alexander Hamilton, great Founder who my friend mentioned, were alive, they would be appalled, frankly, at the conduct of this Committee.

the perils of Congress being unable to do its constitutionally required work if an executive branch decides to prevent witnesses from coming forward

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: SEC. 31__. FUNDING FOR LOW-ENRICHED…