I call up amendment No. 1344 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New…

I believe that every single Member of this body agrees that remote learning is taking an enormous toll on our students, teachers, and our students' families, and that we need to safely get students back into the classroom. This amendment…

I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think envision the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to help solve some of those problems.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and Ranking Member Portman. Thank you to both of our nominees this morning, and thank you and your families for your willingness to serve. We greatly appreciate it.

I also want to congratulate the Government Accountability Office as it celebrates 100 years of service.

I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris administration and all of my congressional colleagues to ensure that we have the necessary leadership in place to coordinate Federal cybersecurity efforts.

Cybersecurity has been on the High-Risk List for 24 years, and over the past 2 years, the leadership commitment in this area has declined.

As part of the year-end COVID-19 relief package, Senator Collins and I negotiated $10 billion in flexible funding for the United States Postal Service.

I spoke with President Biden about this issue yesterday when we were at the White House, and it includes the critical need to invest in domestic production of semiconductors, which I know other people have talked to you about.

Will you work at USTR to ensure that small businesses are represented on this committee, and to ensure that the views of the committee are reflected in our efforts to support innovative U.S. businesses that are competing in the global…

We have to take on the Chinese Government and reinvest in American manufacturing in order to protect our national security, our public health, and our economic independence.