That is why today I was proud to introduce, along with Senator Warren, Senator Durbin, Chair Maloney, and Chair Cicilline, the Non-Debtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021.

We have a drug war that is raging on... and yet people like the Sacklers have caused countless deaths in the United States and are walking away, not only without time behind bars, but with the riches that they made as a result of it.

The civil justice system will work to prevent another serial pedophile from infiltrating these organizations because these organizations like the Olympic Committee will learn to Act more responsibly.

What we are sending is a clear message to all corporations that what they can do is lie to the American people, cause mass destruction, profit off it and go home with all of their money and be protected by the bankruptcy proceedings.

Thank you, Attorney General Tong for his extraordinary leadership and being such a trailblazer in this area.

I want transparency and accountability by the Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics. I no longer want to live in a world where USA Gymnastics and the Olympic Committee value medals and winning over the safety and well-being of its athletes.

The fossil fuel companies make their billions by polluting air and water, degrading land and emitting the greenhouse gases that fuel the climate crisis.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I, myself, was a lead attorney on a case that ultimately ended up before him in bankruptcy court, and I associate myself with those of you who have suggested that he is overly solicitous of wrong-doing corporations.

To let the Sacklers get off scot-free with a few billion-dollar payment that is less than five percent on their money every single year is not just, and it is not fair.

The cornerstone of our Bankruptcy Code is fairness.

Before closing, I want to recognize the leadership of Chair Nadler, who has pushed tirelessly to safeguard and advance the rights of workers, students, and consumers in the bankruptcy system.

This must end. We cannot allow this complete and total misuse of the bankruptcy system to escape the reckoning that the law must provide.

The powerful are exploiting the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Bankruptcy law is complicated, but their playbook is simple.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act. This critical legislation restores the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to hold wrongdoers…

Once again, the United States and its partners and allies in Europe have the opportunity to partner to advance the causes of liberty, democracy, and human rights and a future dictated not by the long reach of authoritarianism.

Sometimes we talk about these issues in terms of public policy, and it's good to be reminded this actually impacts people's lives in a very profound way.

If that information is breached, it's a lot more problematic and more concerning than if your password is breached, because you can change your password, but you can't change, for the most part, you can't change your face.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for calling this very important hearing.

I think it also requires us to regulate how private companies can provide this technology to law enforcement.

Our infrastructure is stuck in the 1950s, and it doesn't have to be this way. It is long past time for America to bring our bridges, roads, public transit, and water infrastructure into the 21st century. The INVEST in America Act provides…

It is not just a First Estate concern, and it is really a self-regulation concern.

A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both.

I think it's safe to say that all of us were very upset when we read the reports detailing how in former President Trump's Administration the Department of Justice surveilled not only journalists, not only Members of Congress, including a…

We don't allow prior restraint in this country of the press. It should not be--