In the same way that excessive licensing hurts workers, entrepreneurs, limit market mobility and innovation, so too do non-compete agreements.

Right now, nearly a third of American jobs require a State license.

That is why House and Senate Democrats have proposed A Better Deal, a bold economic agenda that will give workers new opportunities to get ahead.

Creating economic opportunity for working Americans must be a national priority.

I think there are other questions like that. Are there data that should be off limits, you know, no one can have it or the person has to give an affirmative thumbs up or thumbs down?

The effect of lowering the premium would be expected to attract more participation in the market as would have been opposite of adverse selection.

Thank you very much, Chairman.

I want to thank both you and Senator Murray for the comments that you made at the beginning of the hearing and join Senator Murkowski in endorsing and embracing what appears to be an emerging path toward a bipartisan solution here.

I think there is a whole series of questions that you have raised which I find very, very helpful, so thank you very much.

The condition once established is set, then you do not have to worry about chasing billing records and other things to get to a spending cap.

I think shareholders should be aware of what their investment--or their company is doing in terms of cybersecurity.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Blunt). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I am here to deliver my ``Time to Wake Up'' speech, which I do every week that the Senate is in session. We have been out of session for a few weeks, so there is a fair amount to talk about that happened while we were gone…

I thank the chairman, and I am grateful for his consideration, and I look forward to working with him. I yield back the balance of my time and withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn. The Committee will rise…

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: Page 64, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000)''. Page 64, line…

Mr. Chairman, before I actually get to my amendment, I just want to say in reference to the previous discussion about properly funding the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, I commend the discussion on both sides and the…

Mr. Chairman, as I said, I have offered to withdraw the amendment as long as the chairman would continue discussion with me.

Mr. Speaker, I also want to spend a moment to speak about President Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It is one of the cruelest in Presidential actions in recent memory. This was a shameful…