Joe Morelle

I think we are significant in impact.

I look forward to working together over the next 2 years and am hopeful we will have a productive Congress.

Simply that I am grateful to you and your staff for working with our staff. We support the resolution and look forward to the work that lies ahead.

Ultimately, we are the stewards of the House of Representatives on behalf of the American people, with a responsibility to leave the institution a little bit better than how we found it when we arrived here.

I agree with you that the House Administration Committee may be small in numbers but it tackles a number of important issues essential to a functioning government.

She has, of course, led the fight to expand voting rights for all Americans.

I am grateful to be here and grateful to you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to serve with you.

I think we are really at the center stage.

I welcome those debates.

You could have a structured--well, we do a lot of structured rules here where amendments are on the--

I think two-thirds of the House is just a bar too high to get over.

I agree with you, Mr. Joyce. I have actually just I think last week, the week before, did one of the required Ethics trainings.

I think the lack of congressional will to have a cost-of-living adjustment or somehow to compensate Members for cost.

I think every time you put out a bill you should... do so with the expectation it could get on the floor and could become law.

I think the multiple reviews are actually one of the things that makes it a better process.

I appreciate both gentlemen and their thoughtfulness about how to proceed.

I also think, not only can you own it, can you repair it, you can also sell it.

I think if you are a farmer, you want to buy equipment and hopefully not just use it for the lease term of 5 years.

I have often thought, if you really wanted to extend that to consumers, you would allow any third-party repair shop... to say, okay, as long as you meet these standards, you are an authorized dealer.

I think OEMs would be surprised maybe by how many independent repair shops... would be interested in purchasing that technology.

I think if you think about sort of the whole notion of capitalism is this ability to compete, and competition typically has two benefits. One is innovation, and two is downward pressure on price.

I find it interesting that the right to repair debate does not divide itself deeply along partisan lines.

I believe this legislation is a beneficial starting point for discussions as to how to harmonize the needs of individual consumers and safeguarding American companies' intellectual property.

I recognize the importance of protecting trade secrets and other intellectual property rights.

Last summer, I was proud to introduce the Fair Repair Act, which is broadly focused on enhancing FTC authority.