Christopher Coons

I am thrilled he is able to join us, and we are able to do this hearing today.

Creating the song, 'AI, AI' to the tune of 'New York, New York' was great fun.

Thank you, Dr. Lopez, if I might, just in conclusion, your testimony was that the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics both support gender-affirming care as an option for children and their parents to choose…

I'm here because I am very worried for the mental health of my patients.

Are parents in charge of what's in the best interests of their children or not?

I look forward to staying in touch with you about that, because anyone who has supervised a large portfolio project knows there is always a tail, there is always a few that go sideways.

As we approach the fifth anniversary of the DFC next year, I am interested in how you monitor that.

I would appreciate your keeping up with me on that development.

I will be interested to have you keep me and others on the subcommittee up to date about that work in terms of the syndication.

Thank you, Senator Merkley. And thank you for your persistent engagement on critical issues that matter to all of us.

We want to see the DFC succeed, and be strategic, and be effective, and help with development.

I look forward to staying in touch with you about that, because anyone who has supervised a large portfolio project knows there is always a tail, there is always a few that go sideways.

As we approach the fifth anniversary of the DFC next year, I am interested in how you monitor that.

I would appreciate your keeping up with me on that development.

I will be interested to have you keep me and others on the subcommittee up to date about that work in terms of the syndication.

I think we have done this 13 years together.

Vaccines are an important part of human development, and public health.

And just for those who may not be familiar with how the stacking and the structuring works, if you are equity, you help drive the deal.

They want more of the DFC, they want more of your leveraging American private capital, they want more of having an alternative to, as you put it, PRC investment that often produces too much debt and disappointing results.

Exceptions have only expanded.

Eligibility has only expanded?

One of my goals in getting elected to the Senate, literally.

One of my concerns about how we regulate AI is that we may end up favoring well-funded and established companies.

Thank you to all of our witnesses for participating today.

I'm looking forward to a robust hearing on the topic of artificial intelligence and intellectual property.