Gina Raimondo

Our approach was to deny Russia technology which would cripple their ability to continue a military operation and that is exactly what we are doing.

As I said to Senator Reed, it is an issue of national security.

China is showing up, more and more aggressively in technical standard setting bodies internationally, and NIST is planning to really reassert ourselves.

I guess what I am trying to say is, our intention is to make sure that every State gets enough money so that everyone is covered.

The priorities funded in this budget build upon the investments that you all enacted in fiscal year 2022.

U.S. exports of technology to Russia have fallen by nearly 70 percent since we imposed these export controls.

The budget positions us to compete globally, protect our national security, and continue to lead a global coalition, united in condemnation of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

We can't do enough to shore up our economic presence in the region.

This is a top priority of mine. I share your prioritization, and frankly your concern.

I will tell you, I convened the TTAB, the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and I heard an earful from industry that we need to do more, we need to go faster, and we should consider a statutory increase on the cap.

I think that we appreciate the extra money, and I think it will ensure that we have sufficient staff and resources to defend U.S. workers.

Undercounts are a problem and our goal is for the Census to be complete and accurate.

The COVID work of the administration is being driven by the White House, as I said, I am involved and definitely raising the concerns of travel and tourism to the administration.

This is investment in communities to help them create jobs.

I supported, pushed for, and signed, a bill into law that outlawed 3-D guns in Rhode Island.

We need to get ahead of it. We need to make plans for working with our allies, mapping the supply chain.

We really need to pass the COMPETES Act.

We have lost 25 percent of our small manufacturers in the United States; they have gone out of business in the past 25 years.

It says that President Biden is the leader that the American people voted for and put in office, because he is effective.

This package is extremely popular with the American people. It will create millions of jobs in every state in America.

I applaud President Biden's leadership on this issue. He is very focused on supply chains.

Very. I mean, over 18 NOAA service products have explicit dependence on TDR.

It is not just a job, it is a really good job.

I want to thank you so much for that bipartisan spirit.

I am thrilled to be able to do that.