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this includes two recent sobering visits to ukraine with senators klobuchar and kunz, in 2015 i authored a book called the ukraine security assistance initiative which has become the key funding account we've used to train and equip ukrainian armed forces. we need to continue to fund this account and lead the free world, since russia's original occupation of ukraine escalated into full-scale war for beer 20 fourth of this year i've spoken on the senate floor 27 times. every week we've been in session, about the unprovoked, illegal, and brutal invasion of ukraine. my most recent speech was last night so i won't go on but except to say it is more important than ever to support ukraine so i will be fighting hard for continuation of aid to ukraine before christmas. we just discussed so many examples of breaking through the partisan gridlock and getting things done. despite these achievements i worry about the divisive political rhetoric in our country. it's important we restore faith in our democratic institutions for our own country's sake and so we can continue to be the beacon of hope and

the pact act which senator kunz and i -- congressman rochester and i are private to support -- are proud to support. it grant actress for three and half million post-9/11 veterans, many who are exposed to burn pits and other conflict zones around the world. to put it bluntly, this bill is going to save lives. a lot of them. i have often heard our president say, all politics is personal and all diplomacy is personal. for him and for me, the issues before us today are deeply personal ones. my father and most of my uncle served in uniform in world war ii. one of them also served in korea. my grandmother was a golden star mother. my mom's youngest brother was killed in action at the age of 19, on a tumor 26, 1944. in a kamikaze attack in western pacific. his body was never recovered. if you ever come to my office you walk into my personal office, there's a huge picture of him on the wall. in his navy dress blues. just make third class. great picture of him. a reminder every day when i walk into my office, seeing his smiling face. growing up in a household with a strong military tradition, i

it's not so much money, although that is a factor that we just heard from senator kunz, but it's theficant number of them to really provide antimissile defence for all of ukraine and you need other systems of the do not have to stop the drones and other things that are taking up much of ukraine's infrastructure. we have not taken that step and are doing this incrementally. we have not given them the of long—range missiles for this rocket launcher that ukrainians can use effectively to target the rear. �* , can use effectively to target the rear. . , , . , ., rear. and we see life pictures on caitol rear. and we see life pictures on capitol hill _ rear. and we see life pictures on capitol hill of — rear. and we see life pictures on capitol hill of nancy _ rear. and we see life pictures on capitol hill of nancy pelosi - rear. and we see life pictures on capitol hill of nancy pelosi and l rear. and we see life pictures on i capitol hill of nancy pelosi and she is the speaker with president zelensky and it's listening to what she is saying. zelensky and it's listening to what she is sayi

senator chris coons from delaware and the other senator todd young the senator from indiana both senator kunz and senator young have been really instrumental in pushing through the important legislation that's helping united states stand up and innovate and stay in the lead. the act they are here to share their views and no one better to interview them than ad from the financial times. thank you. please join us. [applause] from that great introduction i think we will start with senator young in the building and make his way towards the stage. to have the u.s. administration overtly declare an industrial policy [inaudible] seems to be a very un-american thing. i would argue what we've had in the last few months is about a trillion dollars of investment in the inflation reduction and. bipartisan support for a declared industrial strategy. from technology in the white house, former head of darpa which i think will come up later in this conversation. of course needs no introduction on the senate foreign relations committee asian's deeply involved in these issues with u.s. competitiveness and stra