"anything that restricted the energy production in that sector would likely have a deleterious effect on those jobs, would it not?"
"I have worked with your predecessor, James Carroll, while we--in two Congresses ago, when we worked on the SUPPORT Act."
"But, I mean, if you have ever been down to the Texas-Mexico border, particularly that sector in the lower Rio Grande Valley, it is very, very difficult to provide those--that interdiction."
"Now is not the time to eliminate a proven harm reduction and overdose prevention strategy."
"The effects of the 3 years of fentanyl class scheduling are clear: the creation and distribution of finished fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances from China has ground to a halt."
"I think we are seeing a lot of the problems that you are frustrated with as a result of parents and families, churches, schools, that aren't taking the primary responsibility."
"But what I have heard today is that there will be some constable, and I am not sure that we will have success in moving forward."
"Well, hiding behind Section 230, all of you have denied that there is any bias or inequitable handling of content on your platforms."
"72 percent of the public thinks it is likely that social media platforms actively censor political views that Big Tech companies find objectionable."
"Algorithms don't write themselves. We write them to do what we want them to do."
"No, you don't. You all think you do, but you don't because you continue to do a disservice to that law and its intent."
"The American people really are tired of you abusing your rights, abandoning their values."