We have to foster and protect those partnerships among universities or valuable research institutions.

I want to speak quickly about postal rural delivery, because in Nevada, during this pandemic the Postal Service has been of particular importance to our rural communities, even more so to our rural seniors.

This is a policy change I have been calling for since last year.

we need to get our infrastructure back up and going so we can get tourism and trade moving.

I look forward to learning more about your plans to support our Nation's small businesses.

we have the opportunity to make investments that revive and enhance our travel and tourism economy.

Veterans in my state, of course they can turn to the Nevada Attorney General's Office of Military Legal Assistance.

I shared my concerns with you about rampant consumer fraud individuals and families are facing around the country, especially in my home state of Nevada.

I introduced the American--I mean the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a pilot program, connecting colleges, workforce boards, and manufacturers to facilitate advanced manufacturing…

I am glad that the Biden Administration has called for additional investment in this field.

We must be intentional about this.

I appreciate the hard work that you are doing. We have no shortage of folks that are going to try to take advantage of others, and we have beat them to the punch with education, information, and resources.

Thank you, Chair Murray and Ranking Member Burr, for holding this hearing today, for your commitment to a bipartisan collaboration on a workforce package.

Things that we once thought unthinkable are not anymore.

Would you think it would be helpful to designate some of our drug manufacturers... as critical infrastructure?

Hopefully my legislation and the nonprofit sector can help you there.

Thank you for holding this hearing. It is extremely timely and important, the pandemic, of course, highlighting so many vulnerabilities in our global supply chain.

Cyber attacks against hospitals, local governments, businesses, other organizations, of course, are happening every day.

we have seen a dangerous rise in threats and attacks on at-risk communities, including the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community in modern history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

the demand for grant money has far outpaced their availability in recent years.

it is incredibly important that we continue to do outreach and engagement with the nonprofit community and the houses of worship.

Our U.S. workforce is recovering from the pandemic and the economic impact, and we have so many jobs across the STEM spectrum.

As communities continue to recover from COVID and natural disasters like wildfires, we have to provide the support and the investment to prevent further catastrophes.

But, honestly, during the 2020 census, Nevada saw the highest self-response growth rate of any State in the country.

To truly count every American, we have to ensure that the census materials are available in the languages diverse communities speak in their home.