Frederick Douglass said it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men, and that is what we are talking about.

I do want to reorient the Committee back to the task at hand, which is the incredible opportunity, but also the obligation, to care for those in need in our community.

Let's remember that SNAP is not a luxurious program.

Efforts to cut or weaken SNAP, in my view, are simply cruel. No one should have to go hungry in America.

Food insecurity is plaguing my state, and while I appreciate the role of the churches, I think that we as the government certainly have an important role in this as well to ensure equity.

Why would we ever allow a child to go hungry or to be denied a benefit?

I have been hearing from small businesses across my state who are desperate for the release of additional H-2B visas this year.

Can you commit that you will help us continue to look at that and try and help ensure that we can cover some of those costs for the fishing industry that is really in dire straits?

I think it is really helpful for all of us who see this as a concern to raise it, both here and in Canada.

I hope that you will keep this subcommittee informed as your investigation unfolds, and as you come up with recommendations for how to address the situation going forward.

I think the sooner we can get that border open the better in terms of commerce.

I would appreciate anything that you can do.

Today I introduced a bipartisan bill with Senators Young, Cortez Masto, and Scott.

If we want to see America continue to dominate on the world stage from an economic perspective, investment in research is critical.

This really is important to businesses as they figure out how many people they can keep on payroll.

I would like to ask you about the importance of promoting workforce development.

I would look forward to working with both of you on the bill that we just introduced.

I am working on a bipartisan basis to promote domestic R&D.