The smoke that we are seeing right now in Washington that is blanketing large portions of America right now is mostly coming from Canada.

I look forward to working with Senator Blackburn and make sure that this is a bipartisan effort.

Hearing held on June 8, 2023

small businesses are the backbone of our country and the backbone of our economy.

Absolutely. Well, I appreciate all of your time and all of your work.

If every company displayed all in, upfront pricing to consumers, small and large businesses would have a more level playing field.

Action to address the consumer and competitive harm created by junk fees is urgently needed.

This is our first hearing this Congress of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security.

Yes, certainly the oftentimes many industries, in anticipation of legislation, move to be in compliance before the legislation is passed.

Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

This Committee has an awful lot more to do on permitting.

This Committee has an awful lot more to do on permitting.

we are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

we are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

We know where our challenges are, and anything to be done on a timely basis that you could make a determination.

We have made some inroads on permitting in the bill that we hopefully, for our debt ceiling, will pass tonight.

We know where our challenges are, and anything to be done on a timely basis that you could make a determination.

We have made some inroads on permitting in the bill that we hopefully, for our debt ceiling, will pass tonight.

We know where our challenges are, and anything to be done on a timely basis that you could make a determination.

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

This Committee has an awful lot more to do on permitting.

I do not underestimate the complexity of getting to doing this in a way that would be perceived as fair and just.

I think we need to push to get it done, but I think we need to not burn the boat in terms of the generation that we have in the meanwhile.