"In 2021, Suffolk County, where I am from, lost 425 residents to overdoses from opioid pain relievers, including fentanyl."
"So, this is really affecting access to capital and we need to fix it?"
"Exactly, and I love your saying that they are taking 14 percent of the pot of money here that could be going to other people."
"Mr. GARBARINO. Aye."
"Can you give an example? Like you said we go line by line. Can you give an example of something that the office has had a hand in changing one of these agreements to specifically help small businesses..."
"What is the Office of International Trade, are they taking any action to support trade negotiations with the U.K. or Kenya and other partners worldwide to get more access, to have more countries where..."
"I want to echo some of the comments that my colleague just made about things I have heard from small businesses in my district is the red tape in being able to become an exporter."
"What is being done to protect their intellectual property? They are concerned."
"What about enforcement? I mean, to get the protection is one thing. But are these small businesses--you know, they can't--they are not the Intels or the Microsofts of the world where they have a legal..."
"Securing the foundational technology that underpins our Nation's most critical functions is a National imperative."
"Nothing is more important than the integrity of our elections right now."