If we are assuming that could happen, and maybe it could be the consumers, okay.

Some of these other countries where an awful lot of the minerals come from are not in the EU.

I think you did the right thing when you all made your decision on taking care of depositors, but not the bank bailout and not the shareholders.

I think we need to do a better follow up here on the--certainly on the ones that are suspect, and certainly around the industries, and others that are exploiting our--any child.

So to me, that would be a high priority.

We wrote it with free trade agreements for us to have a free trade agreement, we knew there had to be more of a--more of a confidence that we are going to have a pretty good supply chain and not be held hostage.

To me it is just mind boggling in this time of fiscal restraint where people are really watching their dollars, this kind of overreach and overspending.

And I think, you know, because they were just trying to survive, so the environment took a way, way far back seat.

It is great to have our first kickoff hearing. Appreciate your leadership.

What I am really looking for is some substantive feedback on how we can improve the Section 7 process.

But we don't, do we?

If you are going to do something, rather than just now saying--they think if you set a precedent now that they are expecting the feds to bail everybody out, and I don't think that is what our intentions are.

For the PBM, pharmaceutical benefit managers, they are basically middlemen right now, as we are reducing price.

I went through a water crisis with heavy chemicals in my own municipal system.

I think it foments confusion.

How can we make sure that they are doing what is needed?

I was proud to support the Inflation Reduction Act, to finally allow Medicare to negotiate the price of drugs.

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