Thank you, Chairman Crow. Following a year of unprecedented state and local government shutdowns and regulations, and hampered demand due to COVID-19, small businesses are collectively starting to recover.

SBIR and STTR programs are critical tools for small businesses to reach, develop, and commercialize innovative technologies to create good paying jobs for increasing our competitiveness abroad.

I am concerned the Biden administration has yet to appoint an associate administrator in the SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation.

So we must not relent our country's position as the world leader on innovation and the development of new technologies.

The ongoing genocide occurring in Xinjiang is as shocking as it is deplorable, and it is wrong.

I call upon the Biden Administration to work more closely with our allies and partners to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for its abuses.

As the country continues its recovery from the widespread destruction caused by COVID-19, there are issues that existed before the pandemic that must be addressed.

I also want to take this opportunity to plug in for a couple of legislation that I am working in a bipartisan way.

It is not hyperbole to state that infrastructure is one of the driving forces behind America's economic, military, and political strength.

I fully understand the importance of immigrant-owned businesses in our community and the contributions they make.

In response to Mr. Williams's question earlier, you already stated that it would not be prudent for our government to increase taxes as it will quell business confidence in the American economy at this point.