Steve Chabot: “We must insist that the programs are transparent and make the best use of taxpayer dollars.”

The breadth and depth of information about nearly every American held by private companies is breathtaking and can easily be abused if adequate safeguards are not in place.

Now, may not be the time, despite what the Biden Administration and any of my colleagues believe, to release drug traffickers and dealers back into our communities and neighborhoods.

I urge all colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers and would be willing to close at this time unless the gentleman has additional speakers. I reserve the balance of my time.