I thank the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee for yielding. First, I include in the Record a letter from the County of Santa Clara, California, relative to the issue of net neutrality and the underlying legislation. County of…

We are running very short in our country on the talent that we need to produce for not only the jobs of today but the jobs of tomorrow.

I am here today to request that the subcommittee support $250,000 in fiscal year 2020.

The success and the growth of the Congressional App Challenge is outstripping the capacity to administer it.

We are at zero. At zero.

These dollars dance. These dollars dance. They are really an investment in our collective future.

I would just like to say a few things about--a few remarks. First of all, the sky is really not caving in.

These are all commonsense solutions that will remove unnecessary barriers to competition.

This is an important--I believe that this subcommittee is the first to be taking up, with a legislative hearing, seven bills, on drug pricing.

When brand and generic manufacturers employ these tactics, it is really the American people that lose out.

The bills we are considering today will inject competition in the system sooner, move drugs to the market more quickly, and lower costs.

These bills are a strong first step in making prescription drugs more affordable and providing real relief to hardworking Americans that are being price gouged at the pharmacy counter.