I believe that one of the most important issues for us to address is a privacy law for the United States of America, a national privacy standard.

Promoting American technological and economic leadership is critical to beating China and winning the future.

We must rein in Big Tech, especially when it comes to protecting our kids, and I will continue to fight for our children and hold these companies accountable.

We also need to enact a national framework for autonomous vehicles to enable the Department's effort to secure strong AV supply chains here in the United States.

We, as Republicans, believe it is time to return to the committee room for hearings and markups.

COVID has impressed upon us all the importance of human interaction, human connection in our lives.

We need policies, like Representative Upton's recent Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, that strengthen the cybersecurity of our critical infrastructure against bad actors.

Protecting American technological and economic leadership is critical as we focus on beating China and winning the future.

And my final question, Dr. Shelton, in your written testimony you note that in the rural areas it is especially important to build the cross-sector partnerships in order to meet the needs of the community.

America has led the way with safe and effective vaccines. It is a historic and remarkable example of American innovation that is giving people the courage to dream again.

Building trust and confidence is foundational. Our goal today is to equip people with the information they need to make the best decisions for themselves, their children, and their families.

I support the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, but I am concerned States cannot meet their matching requirements and I see few practical benefits with pushing a number this high.

I believe in the value of promoting safe drinking water and innovation, and providing it in the areas I represent, both large and small.

We must invest in our children's future to win the future. But, there is a difference between investing wisely and saddling our children with crushing debt.

Helping our communities comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, extending funding for approving proven programs...

One of the bills we are addressing today is the Drinking Water Funding for the Future Act that I have introduced with the ranking member, Mr. McKinley.

California predicts more blackouts this summer. These issues continue to undermine safety and increase energy poverty.

As we know, families throughout the southeast, up into DC and Maryland, experienced a rude shock last week as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown caused gasoline shortages, and it still continues.

I'm hopeful that will serve the Department and the American people well in coming years.

The gas supply crisis along the East Coast from the shutdown of the Colonial pipeline is a harsh reminder how important reliable supplies of fuels are for Americans.

Much of this reflects the administration's rush to green agenda, which our hearings this year have shown risk economic harm and deprive people of reliable, affordable energy.

We should question the aggressive priorities to dismantle our domestic fossil energy economy.

It's time for us to also lead the way.

We cannot trust the CCP to set the standards for this industry, and we certainly cannot trust them to protect intellectual property and individual rights.

We must not fear compromise.