Questions Submitted by Hon. Chellie Pingree, a Representative in Congress from Maine

I have been interested in this for a long time, and pushing NRCS to adopt composting as a conservation practice for several years.

We have identified 81 enhancements in the CSP that we think have the best chance to help us with the climate crisis.

This is a devastating problem, and we have to support it much more.

Maine has been a little bit ahead of the curve on testing for PFAS contamination.

We know it is getting worse, not better.

The way that the President has handled this nomination has been clumsy at best. It adds to the further perception that the court is a political institution like Congress when it is not supposed to be.

January 6th was a dark day in America's history.

I do not think the president should have made -- President Trump should have made that pledge to do pardons.

There is no need for any rash. We can take our time, have hearings, go through the process, which is very important one. It is a lifetime appointment after all.

Mr. President, I came here 9 years ago opposed to modifying the rules of the filibuster. Indeed, I signed a letter a couple of years ago saying the same thing. I understand that it can and probably will boomerang, that an elimination of…

I am one who signed that letter. First, let's talk about the letter itself. What it says is, ``We are united in our determination to preserve the ability of Members to engage in extended debate when bills are on the Senate floor.'' I agree…

Mr. President, first, let me say that I appreciate the sincerity of the Senator from Virginia--my friend Senator Kaine--and his comments about the filibuster. I am not going to repeat the speech that I gave last week on the vital…

Mr. President, let me just note that the Federal Department of Justice, under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, has challenged the law of the State of Georgia and the State of Texas. So the idea that somehow the Justice Department no…

Mr. President, I promise my colleagues this will be my last comment. This is entirely different from the debate on a 735-page bill. I would invite my colleague from Georgia to review exactly what he said earlier this evening. Thank you. I…

I appreciated your remarks during the hearing about USDA's $75 million investment in technical assistance for underserved producers.

I am alarmed by allegations concerning weak enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act.

Mr. President, our democracy is protected by its institutional checks on unlimited power. The three branches of government are not the only manifestation of the careful balancing achieved by the Framers of the Constitution. Within the…