I am fearful that that is going to grow into AI across the board.

I actually think sometimes helping China with censorship surveillance, social control.

I want to touch on two critically important subjects that the Senate is considering today. First, I want to rise in support of Vanita Gupta, President Biden's nominee to serve as the Associate Attorney General, the third highest ranking…

I thank the Presiding Officer and thank the--I want to thank the brilliant ruling of the Parliamentarian on that subject.

I am sorry that I missed the incredibly thoughtful comments of the Democratic whip, who I think spoke on the topic--one of the topics--that I am going to speak about. I think I have 10 minutes. Is that right? OK. Thank you. The PRESIDING…

the whole Federal Government runs on Metro

we made sure that we put into the CARES bills was support for Washington Metro

I think increasingly we are seeing investors want to see bottom-line investments.

I have legislation, bipartisan with Senator Scott of South Carolina, that would allow a virtual platform to be used.

Over the past decade, a hundred rural hospitals have closed; we have seen three of those in my State of Virginia.

I think the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs to be involved in this.

I look forward to working with you both on that.

I think getting diabetes education on a virtual platform really makes good sense.

I think we all know--you know, one in three Americans has diabetes.

I would like you to both pledge to work with Congress, if you are confirmed, to support rural hospitals.

I am looking forward to working with the Chairman and Senator Van Hollen to make sure that we continue to move this stream forward.

it is now time for the Federal Government to do the same

The American Jobs Plan is bold, it's necessary, and it's how we finally seize opportunities instead of running from them.

I think this is an area where we could build a broad coalition. This ESG movement is a good movement.

Having been a former Governor and fought transportation and infrastructure battles for many, many years, you know, making sure that we do not see the deterioration of our systems is so critically important.

I ask unanimous consent that the attached correspondence be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Select Committee on Intelligence, Washington, DC…

I want to caution our fellow Americans that false equivalence only breeds submission, division, and hate, and plays right into Beijing's hands.

This Committee, by default, has become a little bit of the technology committee for the Senate.

It is important that this hearing be conducted publicly and openly to ensure that Americans have a good understanding from a trusted, objective source of the challenges and also the opportunities we face as a Nation.

The long-term technology race we face with China is the biggest existential national security threat we face.