Political Quotes

“I appreciate the insight and the enthusiasm for antitrust law and even for this legislation that has been expressed by my friend and distinguished colleague, the Senator from Minnesota. She and I have been partners on a number of things, including the fact that we have alternated back and forth as the chair and ranking member of the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Senate for over a decade now. As she mentioned, she is the lead cosponsor with me on this bill. We have worked together on it. Look: I agree completely that we need to hold Big Tech accountable under antitrust laws. If you want to hold Big Tech accountable, pass this bill. Pass this bill today. There is not a reason to delay. No, I understand and appreciate her desire to pass the Klobuchar- Grassley bill. I get that. It is a different proposal. It is not inconsistent with this one. There is no reason why this one couldn't pass and still allow the other one to move forward, nor is there any reason why this measure becoming law would, in any way, undermine that legislation or that legislative proposal. As to reaching a deal or not reaching a deal, we have been in conversations with the office of Senator Klobuchar for months-- literally, months--about it. We talked about different strategies for making sure that we could get it passed--what might have to change.…”