that said, i am troubled by some of the proposed cuts to core programs that are overshadowed by the magny thifed reduction to the census bureau. while this is a budge hearing about fiscal year 2021, we cannot overlook that in under a month, the department, through the bureau of census, will be receiving millions of responses from the public for the desenall census. we have provide funding to ensure resources are available for a time and accurate census and i encourage everyone to fill out their forms. i am pleased to see it will increase investments for fish in initiatives to main the united states' position as a leader in innovation but i believe we must also recognize that 90% of the nation's innovation sector growth occurs in five metropolitan area, all of which are located on the coast. this underscores the importance of continued funding for the department's nationwide economic development programs which will allow us to expand the geographic extent of all innovation economies, of the innovation economy and capitalize on the potential for all regions of the country. the budget -- the