Ranking Member Sanchez Issues Opening Statement at Trade Subcommittee Hearing on Maintaining American Innovation & Technology Leadership
January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following opening statement on Jan. 13, 2026, at a hearing on maintaining American innovation and technology leadership:
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Thank you, Chairman Smith. I also want to thank the witnesses for being here today.
I can't begin this hearing without addressing the elephant in the room: Why are Republicans hosting this hea . . .
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Thank you, Chairman Smith. I also want to thank the witnesses for being here today.
I can't begin this hearing without addressing the elephant in the room: Why are Republicans hosting this hea . . .
