I think what's happened over the last decade is we've gotten a tremendous amount done, but we've lost some focus.

I think this issue is something that needs to be looked, because one of the concerns I have is that sometimes it's not so easy to deal with the Federal Government.

I firmly believe we should make them permanent and would further encourage investment not only in this field but in other fields of manufacturing across this country.

How can we make it easier?

I'm a strong supporter of this program, and I think it provides what we're hearing about today.

I want to thank you for holding this important hearing.

I would liken it to Whack-a-Mole.

I think there was somebody who--who kindly mentioned the fact that, you know, you would want to make sure--and I think it was you--that, you know, while the Federal regulators had authority to do whatever they needed to do against…

According to the financial information that the Committee staff has reviewed, telephone companies earn a dollar or two every single time they place a third-party--an unauthorized third-party charge on their customer's bill.

If you're a bad actor, do they even send the notices?

As this committee draws its conclusions from Chairman Rockefeller's report, what is your industry's view on having one Federal standard, whether it's the banning of third-party or some other solution?

I appreciate your willingness to speak with your industry colleagues, and I look forward to your supplement.