I requested the United States International Trade Commission conduct an investigation into the global competitiveness of the U.S. rice industry.

The United States must lead at the WTO. We cannot afford to cede the playing field of setting and enforcing global trade rules to China.

After backing a waiver to the TRIPS Agreement to give away U.S. intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines, the administration is now considering expanding that waiver to cover diagnostics and therapeutics as well.

We need an ambitious negotiating agenda, and that is not going to happen among 164, soon to be 166, members.

Hopefully, we can find some agility, if you will, and--in that ability to meet the needs of--the very diverse needs of our patients.

This issue is at the very, very top of our list of priorities.

Obviously, these issues aren't easy. And certainly, Dr. Schleicher, thank you for your opening and sharing very real impacts on patients.

I represent over 50 critical access hospitals, over 100 rural health clinics.

We are here today to listen to Americans who have been mistreated by flawed provisions within the Social Security Program.

We would not be here if it wasn't for Mr. Graves, his advocacy and pushing us.

The October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas was barbaric and horrifying.