It has just recently come to my attention that the--by a recent action by the Government of Mexico, has shut down a facility that is owned by Vulcan Materials.

What this request signals is that, while American families all across the United States are making hard choices, they are seeing their buying power diminish with each passing day, the Administration is doubling down on spending policies…

Are you aware of the issue? And what is being done to ensure that our trade partners are abiding by trade agreement commitments.

I have made it clear that there are serious concerns that we need to have about the runaway spending that we have seen from the majority and we have also seen from the administration.

I think we are going to have that space race with the Chinese government in the future.

Wouldn't you agree, though, that it diminishes the value and integrity of the role of your immigration judges and the Immigration Court system?

Well, I am glad to hear your commitment to the fact that the unserved population will be given the priority.

In addition to the Department of Defense, funding of NASA must be a priority.

I think this leads one to wonder if reducing the caseload is a mere pretext for a political decision.

I would support efforts to increase capacity by ramping up refining and mining of critical minerals.

It is critical that the Americans have leadership and that we have dominance in that area.

I think all four of these countries that you mentioned all represent substantial threats to national security and we are focused on combating every one of them.

I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress and, of course, with Chairman Cartwright and this subcommittee to match federal resources with each of the pillars that I have mentioned just now.

I think that the fiscal year 2023 request needs to be sufficient to ensure that U.S. leadership in space can meet the timeline to return to the moon and moving forward.

I strongly support commercial Leo destination programs that further empower the industry.

Given this need for more domestic semiconductor capacity that it is already very acute, and that national security concerns are not just merely hypothetical, does the administration have a plan to ease or to assist with regulations and…

We appreciate you, Senator Nelson, for being here this morning to discuss the fiscal year 2023 request.

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