According to a recent GAO report, despite representing just two percent of the review boards, these commercial IRBs now review over half of studies involving investigational new drugs.

I want to say again thank you to Senator Braun for holding this hearing.

Now, while most IRBs are affiliated with universities, IRBs that are not associated with any institution, they are known as commercial IRBs, are reviewing a larger share of drug clinical trials.

childcare is basic infrastructure for our economy, just like roads and bridges that we drive on every day to get to work.

There is no AI exception to our consumer protection laws.

Without guardrails and consumer protections, AI could just be a new tool for Wall Street and Silicon Valley to swindle Americans out of their savings.

Breaking the law with fancy new tools is still breaking the law.

So to get the teachers we need, we actually have to pay them something closer to what they are worth.

childcare is basic infrastructure for our economy, just like roads and bridges that we drive on every day to get to work.

We entrust early care and education professionals with our children. We require them to be well trained, and we relentlessly regulate their every activity with the children in their care.

In return, we pay them an unlivable wage with few benefits, ask them to risk their mental and physical health in challenging work conditions, and provide them with minimal respect as professionals.