I have been hearing from small businesses across my state who are desperate for the release of additional H-2B visas this year.

Can you commit that you will help us continue to look at that and try and help ensure that we can cover some of those costs for the fishing industry that is really in dire straits?

I hope that you will keep this subcommittee informed as your investigation unfolds, and as you come up with recommendations for how to address the situation going forward.

I think it is really helpful for all of us who see this as a concern to raise it, both here and in Canada.

I think the sooner we can get that border open the better in terms of commerce.

I would appreciate anything that you can do.

I rise today to honor RDML Richard T. Brennan, Jr., of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Commissioned Corps, one of our Nation's eight uniformed services. Admiral Brennan most recently served as the Director of the…

These allegations are very troubling, and it is my understanding that shortly after you were sworn in, ITMS was ordered to pause all criminal investigations.

Thank you to you, Dr. Collins, and everyone at NIH for all of your hard work over the last very difficult year and for everything else you are doing.

Hopefully this is something we will see change very soon.

As you know, Congress has provided nearly $200 billion for emergency relief for elementary and secondary schools as a result of the COVID pandemic.

I'm very glad that Senator Murray and Chairman Pallone have kicked off a process by which we're going to, I gather, start to come up with a path forward on a public option.