I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Maybe he's afraid for some of his members who are running for re-election, and they want to run away from the truth of what happened on January 6th.

The fact is that they are not doing this country any favors. They're certainly not doing democracy any favors.

Not at all. They're still totally afraid of former President Trump. It's just amazing. So they've handed over all this power to Trump to continue to hold sway over them. It's more than pathetic, it is cowardly.

It's just as you say, it's their pursuit of herd immunity for what happened on January 6th. They're closing their eyes, ears, everything to what happened.

I think that you are probably quite unique in how you have very strategically managed your company so that you are able to maximize your participation in the 8(a) program, so I commend you.

Considering that all contracting agencies I thought were supposed to have certain goals regarding minority-owned business contracting, the fact that some entities still don't seem to know that, never heard of 8(a), that's pretty astounding.

You mentioned the concern about the category management contracting model, and I've heard from other companies, other minority-owned businesses that are concerned about the category management contracting model because it means that there…

I strongly disagree with their interpretation and am glad to see that the Department, with you as Deputy Solicitor, has been working to reverse those damaging actions.

If confirmed, I also look forward to working with you in your capacity as Solicitor to support this community.

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I think we`re not losing your shot.