Martin Heinrich

I think one of the challenges is we all live in a world where there is a historical inertia.

That gets to the heart of an issue with regard to access to capital.

Ms. Milano, banks are more reluctant these days to make loans to small businesses, both citing high costs and low profits.

Instead, we should be focused on supporting the next generation of companies, ensuring that those who want to start or expand a business have the tools and the access to capital that they need.

Corporations are using their tax savings to buy back their stock, not to invest in plants or workers.

What is slowing innovation are barriers to capital and misguided tax policies.

I want to recognize my colleagues Senator Booker and Senator Scott for their important work to create a new incentive to invest in communities with high poverty and persistent unemployment.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for scheduling this timely hearing to examine the current status of Puerto Rico's grid restoration and proposals for the future operation of its grid.

The Federal Government remains the largest funder of basic research--that research which adds to our fundamental stock of knowledge, yet often would not be conducted without public investment.

We need to ensure that students everywhere have access to STEM pathways, and that starts with making sure that schools have the resources they need to recruit, train, and retain talented science and math teachers.

The Federal Government plays a key role in this--funding and conducting R&D, investing in the human capital of our people, and ensuring that we are making the necessary investments in STEM.

To lead in the 21st century economy, the United States must remain at the forefront of game-changing discoveries and create an ecosystem that supports innovation across the economy.

It is important to maintain the open internet.

Yesterday I met with recently departed FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, and she emphasized ensuring that all Americans have access to a free and open internet.

The Federal Government plays a key role in this, funding and conducting research and development, investing in human capital of our people, and in ensuring that we are making the necessary investments in a STEM workforce.

To lead in the 21st Century, the United States must remain at the forefront of game-changing discoveries and create an ecosystem that supports innovation across the economy.

Innovation drives economic growth and boosts wages. We need more of it, and we need innovation to be more broadly shared across regions.

Why on Earth would we zero out the Forest Legacy program?

Why is the Forest Service gutting a program that is not only so important for rural jobs and forest health but is actually working?

The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program provides critical funds to, really across the nation, support landscape-scale, collaboratively developed forest restoration projects.

I hope that those of us on this Committee vehemently disagree with that.

How can DOD appropriately make better use of the foreign STEM talent that is studying and working in the U.S.?

The way we appropriate funds is no way reflective of the speed at which threats and technologies move.

The DOD Labs contain the bulk of technology and engineering expertise of the Department, almost 40,000 scientists and engineers.

We need senior level officials to speak up for directed energy when Analysis of Alternatives are occurring.