Mark DeSaulnier: “The Economic Cost of Gun Violence--$557 billion annually, comparable to 2.6 percent of U.S. gross domestic product.”

Just briefly, there are elected officials on CARB. There always has been. It is required by the California Clean Air Act.

When ERISA was enacted in 1974, Congress made its intent clear. The law's primary purpose is to 'protect the interest of participants in employee benefit plans, and their beneficiaries.'

So, all of those things, I just wanted to clear up, and thank you, Mr. LaMalfa, and the chairman, for letting me talk.

Cuts to EBSA undermine the bipartisan progress we have made in recent years through the No Surprises Act, the SECURE Act, the SECURE 2.0 Act, and so many other important laws.