I think we all share the concern that we want to see stocks rebound in the Gulf of Maine and in the Atlantic.

Then why was it such an important topic of discussion, if it is that insignificant.

I see this removal provision as critical.

You understand my issue in terms of the concern about this removal provision, it is not insignificant...

I think these suggestions that we heard are really helpful as this Committee moves forward to try to put in some legislation with teeth to make a difference for businesses across the country and to be more transparent in this regulatory…

I want to thank the Chairman. I want to thank all of you for being here. I think this is a very important hearing.

I am very glad you are going to take the step of passing not only Senator Cornyn's bill, but Senator Klobuchar's bill.

This truly is a nonpartisan issue because we all understand that this is something that can impact anyone.

It is about who we are in the United States of America, that we all have to work together to end modern day slavery.

It gives you the protection to speak truth to power, basically.

And can you talk about the role of the Department of Energy in encouraging, looking at the use of thermal biomass throughout the Federal Government?

I read with great interest the President's recent executive order planning for Federal sustainability in the next decade.

What do you mean by a non-trivial potential?

We have to be careful that it is not overzealously enforced.

I certainly want to make sure we do not do things that hurt innovation and thwart new technologies.

I was a State AG, and I pursued some of these cases.

I think those words, given twenty years ago at the infancy of the Internet, are today even more relevant as we look at the challenges and the issues that we continue to face as regulators and policymakers.

[A] top-down, preemptive approach is never the best policy and will only serve to stifle innovation.