In early summer of 2021, after designing it and writing it, particularly with the input of the Chairman, the Senate Finance Committee moved close to $300 billion worth of clean energy tax credits.

I rise today to honor a woman whose remarkable life included decades of service fighting hard for fishers on the Oregon Coast, practicing with distinction as an attorney and together with her husband Bob, raising a family. My friend…

We have heard claims from Republican leadership that they passed a bill to lift the debt ceiling. That is laughable. What they did was pass a wish list to reassure their most extreme Members. Make no mistake: They have no plan. I just…

We are at the brink of defaulting on the U.S. debt, bringing economic devastation to the world economy and downgrading our credit rating, which increases our debt. My Republican colleagues have decided to leave for the weekend, dodging…

I cannot believe it has come to this. It is astonishing and, frankly, angering that Republicans have chosen to take Memorial Day weekend off, when they spent the last 3 weeks working overtime to shortchange our veterans and military…

Somebody listening from the sidelines would think that there is a great deal of disagreement between my honorable friend from Missouri and me. That is not the case. We share many of the same goals, as he knows, with legislation that I am…

I respectfully disagree with the gentlewoman from West Virginia. This would not help American industry. I include in the Record statements from nine American stakeholders in the industry who relied on Commerce's regulations to make…

They say nullifying Commerce's rulemaking as provided for in H.J. Res. 39 would penalize companies acting in accordance with the law by imposing large, up to 254 percent, unanticipated retroactive duty liability for these stakeholders…

The United States Postal Service is the only agency specifically mentioned in the Constitution. It is essential for delivering everything from medicine, tax documents, and in Oregon, where we proudly vote by mail, ballots. USPS is a pillar…

Our Supreme Court is a symbol of corrupt and cruel judicial politics. Clarence Thomas is the poster child for the Supreme Court, the only Federal court with no ethical standards at all, let alone, enforce them. They empower extremists who…

I am much more interested in exactly how that money is being spent.

The status quo isn't working, at least in the Klamath, and I venture to say it is not working in other places throughout the West.

It is important that Congress exercise its oversight authorities over the executive branch.

I will now recognize the second panel of witnesses: the Honorable Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, DC.

We have seen a nearly 15 percent increase in manufacturing employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

I was required to pay unions dues, which went directly to support the election of candidates I opposed.

Thankfully, our Governor, Mitch Daniels, abolished public sector unions, and Indiana has been better for it.

People, including the agencies before us today, have to come to the table to help find lasting solutions.