The international collaboration really may help advance science, but as a 2019 FBI report states--this open environment also puts academia at risk for exploitation by foreign actors.

Our competition is with China. We should stay focused on China instead of creating wasteful rivalries between federal agencies.

Innovation is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Well, thanks so much, Mr. Chairman, and I would like to, along with Senator Hickenlooper, thank you for putting this Committee conference together.

Shouldn't we ensure that universities have safeguards in place to prevent China from benefiting from this funding?

I come to join my colleague from Florida, former Governor and now U.S. Senator, and talk about the Save Democracy Act and the issues that are facing our Nation today, and I want to do that because over the past several weeks, Democrats…

China will remain the top threat to U.S. technological competitiveness.

first, I would like to associate myself with the refined remarks of the Senator from Alabama because I, too, have come to talk about the crisis on our southern border. The Senator from Alabama and I traveled together, along with Senator…

I rise today to honor the service and bravery of Officer Jacob Carlson and Officer Randi Garrett of the Casper Police Department. On May 6, 2018, Jake and Randi responded to a call of children driving a car around a dirt lot in Casper near…

Are we all nuts for doing this sort of thing while we have preparers all around the country who are working and sending in things, and clients who have signed forms that are now incorrect?

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Murray and I be permitted to complete our remarks prior to the vote for up to 5 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

During last month's cold snap, nuclear power plants, by one key metric, outperformed all other energy sources.

Nuclear power is our nation's largest source of carbon-free energy.

Nuclear technology is fundamental to meeting our energy, environmental, and national security goals.

Now more than ever, Washington must advance policies to preserve and expand the use of nuclear energy.

On Day 1 of the Biden administration, with the stroke of a pen, President Biden eliminated thousands of good-paying American jobs when he blocked construction of the Keystone Pipeline.

today the Senate is going to vote on the nomination of David Turk, who will be serving as Deputy Secretary of Energy. If confirmed, he is going to play a critical role in our Nation's energy agenda and in leading the Department. His…

The last program I want to mention is the IRRIGATE Fund, put forward by former Chairman John Barrasso.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Oklahoma.

the Democrats have just passed a $1.9 trillion spending package. They filled the bill with lots of partisan priorities. They refused to work with Members on this side of the aisle. Almost all of what we are doing here--have done there is…

I come to the floor today to talk about the crisis that is affecting our country right now, and it is the crisis at our southern border. Later this week, I will travel to Texas to inspect the situation firsthand. My Republican colleagues…

This is Joe Biden`s crisis. He created it by his policies.

I come to the floor today to oppose the nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services of Xavier Becerra. As I stand here today, America is still fighting the worst pandemic in a century. More than half a million Americans, as we…

last month, the American people created 379,000 new jobs across our country. The unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent. Our economy is recovering. We are actually on our way back to normal. In early February, the Congressional Budget…