We need these jobs more than ever if we are to emerge from this pandemic stronger than before.

This is why the U.S. needs an effective USTR to tear down trade barriers and confront abusive trade practices.

Ms. Tai, you must make the President understand that trade is a domestic priority for hundreds of millions of Americans.

Mexico appears to be discriminating against U.S. businesses to favor its state-owned oil and gas giant Pemex.

Americans deserve to sell their products and need access to that huge foreign marketplace.

I am not convinced it is politically feasible to think that we can spend our way out of this issue

The national laboratory system has long been labeled the crown jewel of our Nation's research and innovation ecosystem.

I always look forward to working with Joe on the issues dealing with the nuclear facility in South Carolina

There has to be opportunity for people to continue to make a living in the meantime, and these jobs are being ripped away now.

I appreciate all you being here. Thank you, Marcy, for holding this hearing.

The findings outlined in these reports demonstrate that today's oil and natural gas jobs are better for energy construction workers across the country in both the short and the long term.

I urge the subcommittee to provide the Bureau the resources necessary to fulfill this critical commitment.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Frankly, domestic manufacturing to keep and create good-paying jobs here in the United States is important.

What I am not proud of is President Biden, on his first day in office, unilaterally signing away thousands of well-paying jobs by halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline with the flick of a pen.

Real solutions, on the other hand, are focused on innovation and clean energy technology.

We won't work--it won't work--what won't work, anyway, is our command and control of regulatory heavy schemes.

And if you are going to address climate change, nuclear energy is going to be a huge part of that.