Tom Udall: “New Mexico is home to five science parks that employ more than 4,200 people.”

It is an honor and a pleasure to meet with all of you again.

The advice and consent role of the United States Senate is one of the most important roles granted to Congress by the Constitution.

As Secretary Blinken has said, China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge the stable and open international system.

I ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff--Ned Adriance, Lauren Arias, Clinton Cowan, Renee Gasper, Cara Gilbert, Annie Orloff, Leo Sheehan, and Lisa Van Theemsche--be given floor privileges for the remainder of the…