Every industry and increased cost for every americans, from cell phones, cars, televisions, even refrigerators and washing machines, products we need every day and using computer chips to function. The medical equipment at our hospitals and the Technology Used by our military. This is why the computer chip shortage were facing is a critical, economic and National Security issue. Its caused prices to rise, and limited the availability of many products, something that anyone who has tried to buy or meant a car over the past couple of years knows all too well. This shortage is directly impacting hardworking families and the businesses that support jobs across our nation. Its companies that are employed in my state of nevada which uses computer chips to manufacture cancerfighting and other critical medical technologies. This shortage, this shortage is impacting lives and livelihoods. For decades, america was a Global Leader in manufacturing and innovation, but over the years, we outsourced the production of computer chips to countries like china, costing us millions of potential american jobs and increasing our reliance on foreign nations for technology, for technology thats critical, critical for our National Security and for our safety. And all of this has been exacerbated by a Global Pandemic and the war in ukraine. Mr. President , we cant afford to wait any longer to bring manufacturing of computer chips back to the united states. The senate will be voting on Bipartisan Legislation to bring computer chip manufacturing back to the u. S. And help existing manufacturers compete, creating thousands of new american jobs, and enhaning our economic and our National Security. Well also improve our supply chain, which will help businesses like Varian Medical Systems and limit the supply chain disruptions which will ultimately help lower prices for consumers. And this bill, this bill will do so much more to spur innovation and invest in our american xhip. Economy. Im so excited about what this legislation will do for the future of American Technology and innovation. It will establish a first of i. T. Kind effort to accelerate our development of critical technologies, like artificial intelligence, quantum computing and advanced manufacturing. Well invest heavily in Stem Education and in our Cyber Security work force. And it will help build Regional Technology hubs across this country to spark innovation. Im also so proud that this bill will include bipartisan positions i worked on in committee which include my bipartisan rural Stem Education act with senator wicker to increase access to quality Stem Education for rural schools so its accessible to all of our students, no matter where they live. And also, it includes provisions i worked on with senator blackburn and advanced manufacturing and Work Force Development and and a bipartisan amendment i introduced with senator to develop a mineral supply chain. This historic Bipartisan Legislation is just common sense. So lets build up our communities, lets strengthen americas competitiveness and invest in American Innovation and lets lower prices for hardworking families and lets bolster the domestic supply chain and lets pass this critical piece of legislation now. Thank you. Now on another subject and its a subject