I would appreciate more of a direct interaction at the state level and not through different task forces or multi-levels.

If we are interested in promoting economic growth, does it make sense to severely cut investments in community infrastructure?

What is it, specifically, that we can do at the federal level to streamline it or are there duplicative processes?

Technology minerals are absolutely critical for many of the technologies that are part of our everyday lives.

In Nevada, we have lithium mining and it is important to both a booming technology industry--we have Tesla there as well as our geothermal companies that procure an abundant amount of geothermal resources in my state.

Mining companies provide thousands of good jobs for residents in Nevada.

the permitting process impeding, really, the movement forward when it comes to mining.

We have the opportunity, right now, to seize on mineral supply independence.

I am going to be there fighting for them every step of the way.

This is an area that I worked in as the Attorney General of the State of Nevada and something that I saw from a state perspective that we needed to address but was always concerned about the federal interaction.

What will be the impact of cuts to these types of programs in the communities you work in?

You have now hundreds of thousands of people across the country who have this status where they are able to work...

I think we should be open to best practices wherever they are.

I am not for a wholesale rollback of Dodd-Frank just because we can.

the national policy on cybersecurity is uncoordinated and unfocused.

It's been lengthening here in the U.S. from five to seven, now to seven to ten. And this really is hurting investment.

We need to find ways to invest in Americans and to make that investment where it counts, and where it counts for growth is you have to have a faster labor force participation rate--a higher labor force participation rate and faster labor…

I believe that Government does not do enough of being transparent enough to the taxpayer to understand what is taking place.

Most States, and particularly Nevada, have open-meeting laws, and they require any type of action taken by a commissioner to be put on the record for the public to understand.

I think the only way we can get them to essentially punch above their weight limit and do better is to get them better technology that preempts the execution of malicious code and stops the bad things from occurring that can harm their…

I am proud that in Nevada, for the first time, our Governor's Economic Development Agency partnered with the private sector and our system of higher education, so we're working together.

We are in the age of technology. It's going to continue to evolve, and we need to do a better job really training and preparing the workforce for the future.

I was just home in Nevada, and one of the questions I repeatedly get from our small businesses is this is a space that they want to address and try to protect against.

One of the things--there are a number of topics. I'm going to try to get through them very quickly with your help.

There needs to be the ability, I think, to coordinate so we aren't stifling entrepreneurship.