It is unacceptable.

If our tech sector was its own country, its economy would be the eighth largest in the world.

Make no mistake, the new USMCA dispute against Canada's DST is a positive step, but it is too little, too late.

There is no question this is contrary to our national interest.

Where we should be leading on technology rules, America is retreating.

These programs are designed to foster economic growth in some of the least developed countries and economies in the world while strengthening U.S. leadership and influence abroad.

This is especially important as countries like China and Russia seek to spread their malign influence globally.

Since its inception in 2000, the AGOA Program has been the cornerstone of U.S. trade and economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa.

Today's hearing is an important opportunity to discuss the set of trade preferences programs scheduled to expire in 2025.

I am pleased that this committee has already advanced legislation I introduced with Representative Steel to permanently extend first-dollar HDHP coverage for telehealth.

Telehealth has been a game changer for access to care in rural areas such as my district in Nebraska.