It is interesting that across my state and I think probably across most states, a common theme.

When I travel the state, and I visit all 92 counties every year, it is one of the fun parts of the job, workforce, workforce, workforce.

This is an interesting discussion because generally there is a broader kind of opinion on what is needed.

As we stand here today, we may well be on the verge of an era when the Supreme Court sends Roe vs. Wade to the ash heap of history where it belongs.

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Leveraging technology and finding new markets would be the hallmark of any successful sector of our economy; and never more applicable than in agriculture today.

I think that is something that we got to be aware of.

It is very important to us to make sure that smaller communities and rural communities get support from this legislation and from these programs specifically.

I would love to see where you got engaging states that were willing to put more in, would maybe get preference on stuff, but inflation is by far the biggest issue we are dealing with.

I think at the level of where the crisis still is relative to opioids, that additional authority and then subsequent rulemaking that tries to do more there, most of us would expect that to happen and would be warranted.

You have my commitment that smaller and rural projects will not be shorted in the RAISE Program or any other provided under the law.

I wasn’t going to go along with his cockamamie plan for him throughout the election results and declare Trump the winner, even though Biden had won.

I just was scratching my head why, you know, we had a rule recently through NEPA that is going to make it, in my mind, a little more complicated.

I just really think that when we take added regulation and add it to what is already an inflated economy in terms of costs that it is going to delay getting the critical infrastructure done.

As a country, we cannot afford to leave any talent on the table. We have to ensure that transportation is an engine of equity.

I won`t get in that car.

I think the complete report is going to be fascinating. And I can`t wait for the public hearings, which I consider really important.

I have been a disciple for fixing the whole health care system.