But I think we have got a third wave coming at us as a follow on from COVID.

I urge the administration to send the Senate a nomination for the IHS director soon.

I urge you to take action to alleviate these losses and push China to honor its seafood purchase promises.

So much of today's hearing has been focused on really unprecedented dollars that are--are coming to IHS.

I think folks understand how important it is to have somebody at the head of the agency, particularly as we are looking to, significant rollout of Federal dollars.

It seems to me that every year we are looking at significant increases from year prior.

Okay. So we had--we had included report language in the last several appropriations bills, directing the IHS to work with the State of Alaska to conduct an assessment of the updated facility needs in the State.

Then it has been mentioned previously by others about the--about the backlog on priority facility construction projects, with a little over $2 billion backlog, a further estimate of $14.5 billion to meet all of IHS construction needs.

I am trying to figure out how we do our planning here.

Seafood is a glaring example of where they have failed.

what's going on? Basically, what is happening? Why do we continue to see this shortfall by China in terms of its seafood purchases?

Yes. If you can let us know just, kind of, what to anticipate there, that would be appreciated.

I think we all recognize the stress that our students, both young and older, have experienced during this time of the pandemic.

I would ask you that question as well, what possible support might be had for those institutions that are experiencing extraordinarily high costs for lousy internet.

I rise today to oppose Colin Kahl's nomination for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and I advise my colleagues to do the same, as we are getting ready to take a vote on this very important position in the Pentagon. That, to me, is…

Education is one of the greatest tools I think we have to achieve opportunity and success.

So right now, unfortunately, we have a lot of Executive Orders that are doing just that.

You don't get the good paying jobs in the future, which is what the Biden administration is talking about, millions, by killing good paying jobs in the present.