If that happens, people are going to look back and say--they were arguing about disruption to the fossil fuel industry?

I consider one of the most important parts of your mandate to be supporting and encouraging the development of alternative storage.

I hope that--it seems to me that is an important role that the Department can play.

We have to do permitting reform.

if you ask a Senator who is a former Governor which job they like better, if they say Senator, you know they'll lie to you about other things.

there was a lot of discussion at the beginning of this hearing about disruption to the fossil fuel industry, and I don't think anybody can deny that that is occurring.

I just wanted to add my congratulations to my friend and colleague Senator Murray for casting her 10,000th vote. She has been such a remarkable leader, a steady force, a hard worker, and it has been wonderful to work in partnership with…

I consider one of the most important parts of your mandate to be supporting and encouraging the development of alternative storage.

We have to do permitting reform.

I do want to welcome Administrator Power. I know that the subcommittee looks forward to hearing your testimony on USAID's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

We are going to be, shortly, reintroducing that bipartisan bill. It proposes critical reforms to increase the effectiveness and impact of USAID's maternal and child survival programs.

Recent years have truly been historic for Israel's relationships with regional Arab neighbors.

It would require a clear, coordinated, government-wide strategy for ending these preventable deaths and ensuring that USAID focuses quickly on scaling up the highest impact, evidence-based interventions.

Mitch McConnell once told me that if you ask a Senator who is a former Governor which job they like better, if they say Senator, you know they'll lie to you about other things.

Advancing Middle East peace, regional integration, and normalization between Israel and its neighbors is a priority of this Administration.

I consider one of the most important parts of your mandate to be supporting and encouraging the development of alternative storage.

If we are going to achieve a green energy future, we have to do permitting reform.

What does all this mean for the delivery of assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan? Are we really going to be able to reach them?