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.

And so I would similarly ask you in the spirit of cooperation do you commit to not engage in those tactics in response to this investigation?

I think there's a very simple reason for that: They've bought their competitors.

Is the Gazelle Project still in place, Mr. Sutton?

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 want to focus on how the state of competition online is affecting real people in the communities we represent.

Polling shows that online platforms have helped nearly 60 percent of Americans discover new small businesses.

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…

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

I think there needs to be serious scrutiny of the Amazon search engine.

There's never been more choice and more opportunity.

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

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

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

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Mr. Chairman, 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…