I wholeheartedly support his nomination, and I hope that he gets widespread support from every single person on this committee.

We have to remain at the leadership of international economic and financial institutions, not abdicate that role.

I think, obviously, that presence is a shared value and is of real importance.

When I was Governor, we spent a lot of time looking at how to value risk management from the point of view of state, local, Federal partners.

And do we think that that's going to get us to another mythic proportion, that single point of contact with the Federal Government?

I urge the committee to advance his nomination with an overwhelming bipartisan vote.

I think this really is a pivotal time and the potential for catastrophic accidents if we continue with the status quo is real and I think demands action on the part of this committee.

If we don't do this, if we don't have the United States lead this endeavor, then other individuals or entities will...

we're just a reflection of how important this is, and I think you all have contributed to that recognition that this is a significant form of commerce

I think when some workers within an industry are allowed to join a union and others not, again, it creates an unleveled playing field.

I'm concerned that we're now 3 years after SPD-3 was published and the Commerce Department has been slow to develop the Open Architecture Repository that is desperately needed.

I hope that our hearing today with our distinguished panelists will help illuminate the urgency of getting the data repository up and running.

I was opposed to us going to this thing, and I was wrong.

I would hope--also one of the things that struck me in the years we fought fires while I was Governor of Colorado, that we never seemed to have the data that one wants...

the truth is, it drove me nuts. There was so much red tape and so much more bureaucracy...

the willingness, and actually the desire and the healthiness of mentoring a young entrepreneur once you have already become established and successful, it is not only healthy and pleasurable but it really does create a healthy ecosystem.

this is a time where making sure we protect the taxpayers' dollar, we can make it easier and more efficient for small businesses

I think through the MicroCap bill that you have introduced this would allow us to reduce the potential time...

I think the key here is we can't stop with what we have seen from the COVID-19 response, and we need to invest in the public health infrastructure necessary to make sure that we not only maintain but expand the contact within these…

The Biden administration has made significant efforts to really begin making inroads into reaching out to the minority communities when it comes to COVID-19 response and the vaccination effort.

I think that the SBA has done a remarkable job throughout the entire pandemic, transforming itself into an enterprise that was willing to evolve in very rapid transitions.

I have been, like many people, concerned about the slow response with the Shuttered Venues money going out.

President Biden's Executive Order on tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad put a pause on oil and gas leases.

clearly too many urban children are not having access to parks and to green spaces.

I appreciate you all taking the time to come down here.