"I am a whole-hearted believer in this, and we have changed the EPSCoR program to work more effectively in the USICA Act because of this."
"I pushed for $240 million in U.S. technical assistance for capacity building through the U.S. Department of Labor."
"We must press Canada and Mexico to adhere to these principles and hold them accountable to their trade commitments."
"A grid disruption could have massive impacts to our economy. Lives could also be on the line."
"It would take months for the U.S. to recover from such a hostile attack in the shutdown of our electricity grid."
"The Federal Government should be part of the solution."
"The COVID pandemic has slowed everything down around the world, but efforts to improve labor law and labor rights in Mexico must continue."
"Imagine what might result if an attack on Colonial Pipeline happened to an electric company."
"The dairy industry is important to the economy of Washington State and that of the Pacific Northwest."
"I plan to be very aggressive with the Biden Administration about this, as well."
"This is a very important topic for many companies in the Pacific Northwest because we're continuing to focus on space in so many different ways."