[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 75 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          America COMPETES Act

  Mr. President, now on a different note, last night, the Senate took 
another important step towards finalizing our bipartisan jobs and 
competition legislation that has been in the works for over a year. I 
thank all my colleagues last night for voting swiftly to process 26 
motions to instruct the conference committee. Many of these were done 
by voice, and I appreciate everyone's hard work. We sat in our seats. 
No one, at noon yesterday, with 26 motions to instruct, thought we 
would finish by 10 p.m. or even at any point yesterday, but we did. 
That is good work.

  There is still a lot of work to do, of course, before we send the 
jobs bill to the President's desk, and I hope we will see the same 
bipartisan, good-faith work in the conference that we saw last night on 
the floor of the Senate. We all know that no one is going to get 
everything they want, but if we keep working together, I am confident 
we can come up with a strong final product.
  Our jobs and competition bill is just what the doctor ordered to 
boost our economy, bring manufacturing jobs back home, and most of all, 
lower costs for American families.
  It is great news for American families who want to see lower costs on 
daily essentials. It is great news for workers who want to see good-
paying manufacturing jobs brought back from overseas. It is great news 
for our businesses that need help strengthening our supply chains. It 
is great news for our innovators, workers, scientists, universities, 
and creators who will help us create new technologies and generate the 
next wave of good-paying jobs in this century.
  I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked in good 
faith to help us reach this point.