Gina Raimondo

We need every bit of that.

Every single American deserves access to high-speed, affordable broadband.

We need to make this stuff in America so we are not as dependent on other countries.

We are about to invest $750 million to all States so they can take advantage of that money for marketing and job development.

I would love to work with you on it.

Investing in offshore wind is a huge opportunity to put Americans back to work while, as you say, you know, fighting climate change.

I think it is vital, particularly for small businesses.

I think we need every bit of it and then some.

The President is extremely focused on this.

Congress appropriated $750 million to the EDA, to Commerce, specifically for travel and tourism.

It is time to bring them back, because not only is it millions of jobs for American people, but there is a link between national security and economic security.

I believe and testify to you today that the consequences will be devastating.

I think that elevation would be critical, a proper Assistant Secretary, confirmed by the Senate, with proper staff.

I would look forward to working with you and Members of the House and Senate to figure out how we get it funded, since the traditional funding stream has been dried up.

We have allowed our manufacturing base to erode.

I will commit to you today to call Ali Mayorkas again today and raise the concern, and to continue to raise the concern in the administration.

We expect, very soon, to be getting this money out the door, both the--particularly the $750 million for travel and tourism.

We are already hard at work putting together our plans in anticipation of potentially receiving $52 billion for semiconductor supply chain.

I share your deep disappointment, to say the least.

We are trying to get the money to where it is needed most and where people were hardest hit.

Businesses want to be and people want to live in places with first-class infrastructure.

There's no way $50 billion is enough. We hope to turn the $50 billion into three or four times that.

We're not going to save our way out of decades of under-investment in R&D and in infrastructure.

It's absolutely vital that we include schools and libraries in the rebuilding.

The priority is the unserved and the underserved.