China has been stealing our intellectual property and using unfair trade practices for far too long.

It would have been a lot easier had prior administrations dealt with it before things got as far out of hand.

I am increasingly concerned that the tariffs... are going to hurt American consumers and our domestic businesses.

The President feels very committed that we have to put maximum pressure on to have any hope of fixing the problems.

The President's proposal to move forward with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional tariffs threatens to severely damage the ag industry.

I hope that things settle and stabilize. But in the long run, there are serious concerns about restricting access to markets rather than expanding it.

It appears that this situation is escalating rapidly.

But the problem we have is, if we are not going to fix the big problem, which is the unfair trade practices, the abuse of intellectual property, now, when are we ever going to fix it?

The President feels, and I agree, that now is the time for action.

Thank you, Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Blumenthal, for holding this important hearing.

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Thank you, Chairman Moran and Senator Blumenthal, for holding this hearing and for your continued work to protect American athletes.

I'm glad you agreed to appear today as a witness because I believe that your perspective in the gymnastics operations throughout the Nassar scandal and its aftermath makes your testimony especially valuable.

If you're no longer involved with these decisions, how then can you take credit for the settlement fund in your testimony?

I'm very pleased that it occurred. It was my not intent to take credit, simply stating a fact.

The use of that kind of telehealth actually helps in recruitment and retention of primary care providers.

We have, in my home State of South Dakota, lots of challenges in accessing health-care services in rural areas.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on this committee in trying to advance solutions that will address many of these challenges.

Attracting providers, of course, to rural areas is another challenge that we face.

We have a unique issue in South Dakota as well with our tribal communities, making sure that they have access to quality health-care services.

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