Todd Young: “it would be such a shame if what we did was just waste that money and not have a sustainable program”

But it does require transparency, discipline, and a clear strategy to ensure any costs borne by Americans are tied to well-defined national security objectives.

Our federal small business programs exist for that purpose: to help hardworking entrepreneurs grow their businesses, to create more jobs.

“America’s long-term economic strength depends on our ability to turn innovation into opportunity,” said Senator Young.

That challenge is one of the reasons I introduced the AI for Main Street Act with Senator Cantwell.