It is vital... to make America the winner in this process.

We have all seen too clearly the cost of relying on China, which is a non-market economy, for our Nation's critical capabilities.

I think it is important the U.S. has visibility on vulnerable supply chains, and also critical that we know when national critical capabilities are being offshored for foreign adversaries.

child care is essential to our national economic infrastructure.

I think kind of a combination of expansion of coverage combined with new strategic partnerships could be really interesting to pursue.

I have prepared legislation that would help close these--reduce a number of these education deserts by providing resources to help community colleges or state and local governments establish community colleges or expand an existing…

Physical presence is vital.

what gets measured gets managed.

We know that, Ms. Thomas, in your testimony, you emphasized the need for training programs that offer a path to high-demand, high-wage employment opportunities.

We have an obligation to use every tool available to ensure that the residents who live in these homes receive the highest standard of care.

If confirmed, I would look forward to working with you, Senator Cardin and other members of Congress on this issue.

In the wealthiest Nation in the world, we have relatively inexpensive drugs that are in drug shortage because drug manufacturers do not make the same amount of profit on those drugs as they do on others.

Together, we have laid out a bipartisan path forward to strengthen, target and expand oversight and give help and assistance to nursing homes that need it.

If we claim to be the greatest country in the world but our home and community-based services are not anywhere near the best in the world, we cannot say we are the country we claim to be.

And thanks for your leadership on a number of the issues we are going to raise with our two nominees.

Senator Cardin and I crafted this legislation to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries have access to clinical trials.

It will be a priority of mine to make sure that the Medicaid and CHIP programs have a dental officer who is informing the work.

The American people are blessed to have an IC that's as serious as ours is.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the work that you did working with Senator Brown, Senator Bennet, and others on the expansion of the Child Tax Credit.

I rise, as my colleagues have tonight, to talk about gun violence again. It seems that only a few months pass, and we are here over and over again, talking about this uniquely American problem. Tonight, we gather in grief--a lot of sadness…

I want to thank Ranking Member Burr, and I want to thank our witnesses today for giving us the benefit of your expertise and your experience.

Individuals with disabilities have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that's a certainty.

I especially appreciate your ongoing and significant advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities, continuing with your testimony today.

We wish you luck on your confirmation.

I also have legislation I've authored to expand low-income protection for seniors and people with disabilities.