Mr. Chair, I thank you again for your collegiality and your commitment to bipartisanship. I look forward to working with you on these proposals.

You are aware that 48 State Attorneys General, Republicans and Democrats, agreed that this evidence warranted filing an antitrust complaint, correct?

Yet, they continue to Act with complete impunity. Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon have reached monopoly status...

They decide whether their workers will face exposure to COVID-19, and they decide when their workers can use the bathroom.

They force us to ration lifesaving medications, like insulin, set the wages for working families, and choose which small businesses live or die.

I seek unanimous consent to add a number of letters and statements regarding the Committee's work to strengthen the laws to address monopoly power into the record.

We have got to have laws and a message to the courts that it is important to have robust enforcement...

the law is working just fine, but don't the outcomes in these cases say just the opposite?

To them, the penalties for breaking the law are just the costs of doing business.

I would now like to recognize my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. Neguse, to introduce our third Witness.

I strongly believe that effective enforcement is a complement, not an alternative to thoughtful regulation.

I am very much in the camp where I am concerned about the dangers of inaction, under-enforcement, and addressing that is a priority for me.