Today’s hearing is an opportunity to hear directly from small businesses on what Congress can do to ensure they continue to innovate, compete, and succeed over the next 250 years.

If we want small businesses to succeed in the long term, we also need to ensure that entrepreneurs have access to capital, a skilled workforce, and a regulatory environment that supports innovation and growth.

American has a rich history of innovation. It is what we are best at, and, as policy makers, it is our responsibility to empower our innovators—whether through R&D incentives, partnering with allies to strengthen supply chains, or cutting…

If we cede global biotechnology leadership to China, we risk a future where high-skilled biotech jobs migrate abroad, first-in-class therapies do not reach American patients first, and pharmaceutical supply chains are strategically…

Over the past decade, biotechnology has emerged as a pivotal technology domain of the 21st century.

I plan to support this legislation and believe it is the right approach to protect the future of college sports.

The current college sports landscape is chaotic, and federal legislation can bring clear and fair rules, predictability moving forward, and protection for our athletes and institutions.

Hoosiers love college sports, and we want to continue rooting for our favorite schools and athletes for generations to come.

To remain the world’s technological leader, we need more American scientists and engineers.

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

We have a choice: do nothing and invite a potential economic and national security disaster… Or rebuild our fleet, end our dependance on Chinese ships, and open a new era of American shipbuilding."

If someone is convicted of defrauding the Small Business Administration through certain COVID-era loan or grant programs, then that individual should not be eligible to receive future financial assistance from the Small Business…

The SHIPS for America Act is the best way to accomplish it."

Quantum technologies are a critical aspect of this competition, and it’s important that we build them here at home.

I chose the latter. I chose restoring American maritime dominance."

Too many Hoosiers know the frustration of trying to resolve an issue with the IRS and getting stuck in bureaucratic red tape.

In recent years, we’ve seen chameleon carriers become a major issue on Indiana’s roads, putting Hoosiers at risk and punishing law-abiding truckers.

For both our economic and national security, we need to ensure the United States has the talent and research capabilities required to lead the global tech competition.

On a national level, we need to ensure the United States has the tools required to outcompete China.

I look forward to seeing the opportunities the Bloch Quantum Tech Hub will create for Hoosier workers, researchers, and manufacturers.

Through strategic investments with local backing, the Tech Hubs Program empowers U.S. regions to become global leaders in critical technologies over the next decade.

China’s distant water fishing fleet continues to disrupt global and regional fishing economies.

Through overfishing and illegal incursions into foreign waters, China seeks to undermine the global fishing industry until there is nothing left.

In fact, the way to grow an economy is to figure out how to get more people to start businesses and to grow those small businesses into larger businesses.

The United States must take steps to combat these activities and promote American fishing practices, which remain the gold standard for sustainable fishing.