Ted Lieu actually said...

"Generalized large language models are incredibly expensive to create and to operate."

"We are paying for it. I am a Canadian citizen. I live in Switzerland. All of our Western countries are paying for it."

"The United States must show that these issues are a priority and that means it would have to come from the highest level."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank you and the ranking member for holding this important markup today."