Catherine Cortez Masto

I would hope as you move through this process, you come back to us.

I want to associate myself with some of the concerns mentioned today about making sure that DOE is vigilant about not funding operations with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.

You know this, that there are exciting times right now in Nevada with the emerging technology, and because of it, the exciting economic boon it has been to my state.

I would hope as you move through this process, you come back to us.

I fought to secure authorization in the $400 million for DOE in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prioritize grants that focus on strengthening... every stage in our domestic critical mineral supply chain.

I want to associate myself with some of the concerns mentioned today about making sure that DOE is vigilant about not funding operations with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.

I want to stress what I have underscored with Secretary Granholm multiple times.

There is still a possibility of ensuring that the money does not go to Microvast?

You know this, that there are exciting times right now in Nevada with the emerging technology, and because of it, the exciting economic boon it has been to my state.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:59 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 10 a.m.

I would hope as you move through this process, you come back to us.

Critical minerals are increasingly essential for our country to have that reliable supply of domestic critical minerals.

I want to associate myself with some of the concerns mentioned today about making sure that DOE is vigilant about not funding operations with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.

We are going to follow up because I want to move on here, but I absolutely have similar concerns here.

I fought to secure authorization in the $400 million for DOE in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prioritize grants that focus on strengthening, like you have talked about, every stage in our domestic critical mineral supply chain.

There is a lot more interest for federal support in job creation, as you well know, in Nevada.

You know this, that there are exciting times right now in Nevada with the emerging technology, and because of it, the exciting economic boon it has been to my state.

Thank you. I also appreciate your conversation with Senator Tester.

So you do not agree with isolating it from the banking system.

We will be back here, not in a good way.

I do want to follow up on my colleague, Senator Van Hollen's line of questioning with Professor Allen.

For the information of the Senate, there will be one rollcall vote at 12 noon, one at 2:20 p.m., and two at 4:30 p.m. ____________________

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:12 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 10 a.m…

If we allow crypto to infect our banking system, we will be back here. Not in a good way.

This is a microcosm, of the rest of the country. If you can win here, you can win across the rest of the country.