In her opening statement and in some of her responses, Chavez-DeRemer reinforced that she was committed to putting workers first. Frankly, there was too much talk about the American "worker" and not enough discussion about the American entrepreneur, solopreneur, and business owner who are pivotal to the workforce of America and who supply opportunities for other Americans to work. "Workforce development" should incorporate that freedom to create one's own work, not just how to aid and facilitate the employer-employee relationship. That is the essence of the technological revolution that has changed the nature of work, but too little discussion is given to the fact that at least half of America's workforce chooses to work for themselves and wants it to stay that way: they do not want an employer. They do not need an employer. This hearing also bypassed the fact that at least 62 percent of Americans, if given the opportunity, would prefer to work for themselves.