At the end of my time here. We hear that sending defensive weapons will escalate the problem. Not sending them that won't escalate the problem; there won't be a problem because there will be no more Ukraine.

The Ukrainians have been patient because they have no choice.

So this is a big challenge for Congress. It is going to require continued investment and commitment in Congress and in industry.

But my colleague, Renee Ellmers, and I have started the Grid Innovation Caucus.

It is imperative that we establish a clear understanding of the issues we face.

We have seen job growth of 200,000 or above each month.

I think it is very, very important that the premier basic science and research entity in the world, we have an appropriate understanding of your budget and we can do that through this hearing.

the tax on capital gains and dividends is far too low.

even if we have substantial tax reform, we are not going to get anywhere close to solving this wage problem.

this satellite gap that the chairman raised, as we know, because the committee looked at this early on, this was set in place well before your tenure, well before this Administration came into being.

I hope you know it is warm in here. When you are here, we want to help you do what you want to do and what you need to do on behalf of the country.

This country, this economy in which you are the chief custodian for has generated more jobs than the rest of the developed world combined.

I am particularly interested in how this intersects with the other work of our subcommittee because we invest in science.

That will end, hopefully.

I am very interested in working with you to pursue the neurotechnology sector as an industry.

I like the way you think, Mr. Chairman.

I am wondering when we think about America and we think about our leadership in the world, which was at one point absolute and now is relative.

I want to focus on what I think, and I think everybody in this room knows, that I believe is the main thing which is understanding the human brain.