Commerce, science and transportation committee, topics included critical mineral supply chains, manufacturing of Semiconductor Chips, workforce shortages and Rural Broadband access. The hearing runs two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, the Senate Commerce committee will come to order. I think my colleagues who have been in this room for many hours already today doing double duty today on aviation hearing and very important conversation about the chips in science act, which are committee played a big role in, needless to say are committee has been working diligently on a lot of transformational policy but while we are waiting for our colleague here i think i will thank senator wicker again for his work on chips in science act. People may not remember but this committee, dont know how many were processed. It was in the hundreds. Might have been in the 300s but i definitely believe a regular order process is good for the institution, good for the debate abou
Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2023] were going to break away here. You can continue watching this program on our website, cspan. Org. We take you live now to testimony from commerce secretaryse Gina Raimondo on semiconductor display chain investments. Live coverage here on cspan. Needless to say, our committee has been working very diligently on a lot of transformational policy. While were waiting for our colleague here, i think ill thank senator wicker again for his work on the chips and p science act. I think people may not remember but this committee i dont know how many amendments we processed. Sen. Cantwell ity know it was in the hundreds. It might have been in the 300s. But i definitely believe that that kind of regular order process was good for the institutioned good for institution, good for the debate about science, and hopefully people will continue in todays hearing to understand that and understand much of the debate that maybe wasnt
Aspen Strategy Group and welcome to this session on American Global leadership in the 21st century. We want to thank them for the space and particularly dan sussman of alaska, im going to introduce in just a minute. Let me tell you about our program this morning. We at the aspen Strategy Group are 35 years old. We have this radical notion that even in washington there can be an organization thats resolutely nonpartisan. We have been resolutely nonpartisan for 35 years. Bill perry, joe nye, joe showcroft. We meet in aspen and debate about American Foreign policy and leadership and each year we prepare a book based on our proceedings for publication and this years book is available today. If the book were discussing today called the world turned upsidedown, maintaining American Leadership in a dangerous age, were going to discuss the book this morning beginning with senator sullivan and then continuing with our good friend who will talk about major changes and how america looks at global
Eastern. Listen to it live with the free cspan cap. Ofnext, a look at the future u. S. Global leadership from the aspen institute. This portion includes senator dan sullivan. And a discussion on trade. It is an hour 10 minutes. Good morning everyone. Thank you for your patience. Im nick burns, director of the Aspen Strategy Group. This session on American Global leadership in the 21st century. I want to thank all of you for being here, members of our strategy group, dan sullivan of alaska who i am to introduce in a minute. Let me tell you about our program. We at the Aspen Strategy Group are 35 years old. We have this radical notion that even in washington there can be an organization that is resolutely nonpartisan. Resolutely nonpartisan for 35 years. Founders are bill perry much own. , rents go cross we meet to discuss and debate the big ideas about american foreignpolicy. Each year we prepare a book based on our proceedings for publication. This years book is available today. The bo
Whose made the logistics behind that possible. Id like to thank the witnesses from the Different Companies well seed to for their evidence too. Just one small piece of House Keeping from the start. For people who are unfamiliar with the work of how fast commons select committees maybe more familiar with the work of congressional committees, its understood that anyone taking part in the proceeding of particle lent like this answers questions honestly and truthfully to the committee and its an offense to mislead parliament. Im nol not saying our witnesses would do that but we dont require them to swear an oath because under our rules its implied that theyre telling the truth. Well also we have a number of sessions to get through today and im conscious that we need to do that in good time gand order. Id like to ask the members of the committee to be clear in directing their questions to either individual members of the panel, be clear what theyre asking for as well. And just to say to the