I think we all share the same thought process in terms of, if we can get our younger generation, our youth, educated and provide them an opportunity to get a good, well-paying job, that just solves so many problems down the road.

Well, Michigan is reflective of the country. We -- it was a state that Donald Trump won five years ago now, four years ago, which I predicted and everybody thought I was crazy. But it was a state that he won in 2020. We have people that…

If you want to get in the business of providing a public good, and for the Federal Government to subsidize it, then you understand that those salaries are also the public salary.

We all know what the Build Back Better vision is and we need it. And by the way, the American people were on it. They want our roads and bridges fixed. They`re worried about child care.

Privatizing electrical service is a disaster for the Puerto Rican people, because private utilities serve investors, not the public.

While Puerto Rico may be very far from my district, the problems we are talking about seem so familiar.

I think what you are saying is we are in trouble, at the very least. We may overbuild. We may underproduce.

I am disappointed that this commonsense solution and many others like these were not included on today's agenda.

It is incredibly important for us to understand the connection between many of our districts and what is happening to the Puerto Rican people.

I've seen it. My folks have been flooded, I think, four times just in the last two months.

Thank you so much, and thank you to our Chair of Investigations and Oversight, Congressman Foster, and Ranking Member Obernolte.

I also call on my colleagues to support the Build Back Better Act, which would make critical investments to upgrade our infrastructure so that we can be better prepared for future disasters.

Maintaining our nation's competitive edge in research depends on our commitment to equipping our greatest minds with the resources they need.

The Chinese government has sought to boost its own research capabilities by exploiting America's openness.

Our global leadership in research and development has long been a point of national pride for the United States.

I want us to really focus on the fact that we haven't invested, I think, the critical amount of money, the kind of bold, meaningful investment that we need to really address the fact that we have a climate crisis in our country.

Would prohibiting government officials like Members of Congress, the President, or members of the Board of Governors from holding or trading individual stocks limit conflict of interest and potential insider trading?

Concerns about the risks to the U.S. research enterprise from undue foreign influence have grown.