Bob Casey

Let me say that again, corporate profits rose five times the rate of inflation in that time period.

To be blunt about it, they have been ripping people off.

I think it is important that we reassess what those claims were at the time.

Thanks very much. I will turn next to Mr. Lee.

You have had challenges kind of making ends meet.

The inflation our Country has experienced...was a terribly difficult time for families.

Large swaths of the United States are indeed childcare deserts.

Companies should be able to make a profit, but not by taking advantage of the average family.

It is not fair to consumers.

Let me say that again, corporate profits rose five times the rate of inflation in that time period.

I have been calling it greed-flation.

To be blunt about it, they have been ripping people off.

Thanks very much. I will turn next to Mr. Lee.

We know that just as corporate price increases have affected you, changes in the local economy constrain consumers.

To be blunt about it, they have been ripping people off.

Roughly one half of all Americans live in a place where that is considered a childcare desert.

Let me say that again, corporate profits rose five times the rate of inflation in that time period.

Companies should be able to make a profit, but not by taking advantage of the average family.

You have had challenges kind of making ends meet.

The inflation our Country has experienced...was a terribly difficult time for families.

I have been calling it greed-flation.

I appreciate that, and I appreciate your leadership and the fact that you've served as both a teacher and a paraprofessional, I think indicates your experience is significant.

I appreciate that, and I appreciate your leadership and the fact that you've served as both a teacher and a paraprofessional, I think indicates your experience is significant.

I appreciate that, and I appreciate your leadership and the fact that you've served as both a teacher and a paraprofessional, I think indicates your experience is significant.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.