florida. i recognize the gentleman from north dakota for five minutes. bezos, my colleagues brought up they were discussing third-party sellers this policy specifically noted possible loopholes that allow amazon to review nonpublic and aggregate data to inform private rams even in instances where there are only a few third-party sellers. where exactly does amazon draw the line? data would bee more than one seller? the person seeing the report would have no way of knowing how rs are inside that group or what the breakdown would be between those sellers. that is different from a list or product ranking which we do make public. does amazon allow the use of aggregate data to inform private label amazon brands when there only a few sellers for a product? does amazon look at i could dictate up when there are only two sellers of a product? yes, sir. isand my correct amazon conducting an internal investigation on the use of third-party data? are basically trying to understa
industry. they took questions about the use of third-party seller data and allegations of anti-conservative bias. the subcommittee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. welcome to today s hearing on marketing power. amazon, apple, facebook, and google. i would like to remind members we have established a distribution list dedicated to circulating specific motions or other written materials members might want as part of our hearing today. if you would like to submit materials, submit them to the email address distributed to your offices. we will circulate materials as quickly as we can. thatld also remind members face coverings are required for all meetings in an enclosed space such as committee hearings. i expect all members on both sides of the aisle to wear a mask except when you are speaking. i recognize myself for an opening bateman opening statement. this committee launched an investigation into digital markets
hurricane irma, the second most powerful storm ever recorded in the atlantic, has now made landfall, as it sweeps across a number of caribbean islands. this evening president macron has warned about casualties in the french caribbean territories, saying the impact had been hard and cruel. the category 5 storm is now heading towards the british virgin islands and to puerto rico. our correspondent laura bicker reports. this is what it sounds like to be at the heart of one of the strongest storms recorded in the atlantic. the winds, like a jet engine, roared through the eastern caribbean. the category 5 hurricane ripped roofs off homes and devastated parts of the french territories of st barts and st martin. two people have lost their lives. translation: i want, firstly, to say a few words to express our profound compassion and solidarity to our fellow citizens who today were affected by hurricane irma on st martin and in st barts. these pilots flew into the eye of the storm, a
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