"If we cannot fix our stuff, we are in the position of we have got to throw it away, buy new, or do without."
"Throwing away is why we have an e-waste problem."
"It affects everything that we buy."
"Rural people, such as myself and a number of the Members here, are already underserved just because everything is far away."
"Whenever government gets in the middle of it, it tends to overplay."
"there was an angle for the trial lawyers to find liability on someone, particularly small business owners."
"So quick question, potentially a solution to you, and I am going to ask this of Mr. Clark."
"I think there is maybe a middle ground here because I do not like to look at this as a zero sum game; it is either all or nothing."
"My concern is that we do have, you know, just because somebody creates a little device and it looks just like a block, there is a lot of engineering that could have gone into that because it is critic..."
"I think there is a middle ground. It is not just all or nothing."
"Which state, and who is out there, has the best model legislation that you would propose?"
"As we hold this Committee hearing, I am a small business owner as well. Small businesses are facing historic economic headwinds, including soaring costs, chronic labor shortages, supply chain disrupti..."