I think we are poised to do good things there.

I am not going to dwell on carbon capture sequestration, which is something that I am strongly interested in, as are other Democrats and Republicans.

Everyone ought to treat other people the way we want to be treated.

the least among us have the most to lose from inaction on climate.

I want to associate myself with the words of the Senator from Rhode Island.

the Administration's focus on climate change is both timely, and I believe, critical.

If you want to help somebody, best way you can help is make sure they have a job and that they can lift themselves out of poverty.

I look forward to your engagement both on this Ukraine supplemental and on figuring out a path forward on COVID internationally, domestically.

The ongoing destruction of cities and the daily atrocities committed by Russian forces against defenseless Ukrainian civilians outrages and offends the sensibilities of all of us.

Look forward to the persuasive effort.

We have got to make sure that $5 billion that we are talking about here is used to also leverage financial institutions.

I fear food aid needs will continue to grow and we will continue to have to hold hearings like this every 10--5, 10, 15 years if we don't act now.

I am confident that--I am increasingly confident we will have bipartisan support here.

This pandemic is not done with your constituents.

At a time when we are in a battle for the soul of the world as well as a battle between democracy and authoritarianism, this matters.

Because our vaccines, which are better and stronger and more effective, were not available, millions of people in dozens of countries were forced to take Russian or Chinese vaccines that have proven ineffective against Omicron.

Whatever we do to ensure effectiveness and efficiencies, the private sector is critical.

We have no other members currently. And I know two are on their way back.