from in 200, and i studied at the faculty of automated information systems of the department of industrial electronicss microprocessor, microelectronic information management systems, this is all electronics, the insides of equipment, microcontrollers, programs for them, and also the so-called hardware, that is, such a diverse the profession of electronics engineer, the studies are actually quite difficult, because the profession is such... well, i can’t say that it was difficult for me to study, probably because it was interesting, there were very good teachers who knew how to create an atmosphere that i involved everyone in this process, and somehow i was always looking forward to these classes, some practical tasks, i can say that belarusian education allowed me to do my favorite thing, it gives me some opportunities to develop in my profession, i think. ..what do i need it for? was quite enough, but because when you come to your place of work, you still need to engage in additional self-education, study a lot of information in the industry in which you find yourself, and i have never really regret

industry and to transition the energy sector to renewables. emission data from the u.s. treasury department suggests these approxpolicies have succe spending on the construction of manufacturing facilities have doubled since 2021 mostly for computers, electronics electrical goods. non-residential construction spending in general is up 15% since the passage of biden's big infrastructure bill and private sector spending is up by almost three times as much as public sector. in other words, the government's policies and expenditures have been a catalyst for the private sector. other advanced economies are not showing such large increases in manufacturing construction. they're happening mostly in america. these are impressive results, but the real test of these massive federal expenditures will become clear in the long run. in the short term government spending and tax incentives create a boom and the private sector will naturally jump and eager not to miss out on the action, but does this create a sustainable set of companies and industries over time when government money runs out as it inevitably will? this is where the uaw autow autoworkers strike becomes an important test case in bidenomics. on the one hand, autoworkers clearly have cases and c

institute for electronics or tie as it's called which will support the future of semiconductor manufacturing through education, training, and collaboration with industry leaders. the department of commerce staff which is responsible for actually implementing the chips act were there to learn about the incredible public/private partnerships that are driving the chip industry already forward in texas. this is exactly the kind of collaboration i think we envisioned. whether i first introduced the chips act more than three years ago together with our colleague senator warner from are virginia and it's gratifying to see this vision is becoming a reality in the lone star state as i'm sure it is in other parts of the country. over the last several weeks, mr. president, i also heard from my states about the many challenges that family and businesses are facing starting with high prices on everything from food to housing, exacerbated by what president biden calls bidenomics. like texas governor ann richards said in the summer of 1992 at the democratic national convention, she said, well, you can put lipstick on a hog and call it monique but it's still a pig. nevertheless, i've come b

of the many electronics. and germanium poses many military applications critical to our national defense. and so given these developments, what industrial policy initiatives has the department considered may be aid chips like initiative for rare minerals that you could implement if we want to draft another chips 2.0 legislation surrounding the particular given how critical that's going to be. the chips implementation. and then lastly if you have any other comments around the ship's office and the rnd facilities the commercial opportunities that you are going to put forward. thank you. >> okay. okay, so on that gallium and germanium, that seems clear to me that is there to for tat retaliation. and we are not going to be scared by that point leading to do what were going to do to protect our national security. and we have allies around the world who will provide critical minerals to us. or we can innovate here. i would welcome the opportunity to work with you or everybody to sit down and make a plan around critical minerals. what's the most important critical minerals for products we need for national product security like chips? if we cannot mind them or process them in our