Look, we have to think about, where does our energy, come from? Beginning to find new sources, so we're not so reliant on Russia.

The President mentioned it this morning saying it's a very real threat.

I think it's a real threat.

The more his back is against the wall, the greater severity, the tactics he may employ.

Have you ever used employed relied upon critical race theory to determine the outcome of any case or to impose any sentence or as a framework for your decision making?

Last, I will quote a former Saudi oil minister from the country I was the Ambassador to. He said the Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones; it ended because we invented something better.

I joined forces with my Republican Colleague, Senator Ernst, to introduce the Homefront Energy Independence Act.

This is Putin's oil spike, there is no doubt about that. This is Putin's price spike.

We are energy independent if we do that.

I called on President Biden to direct Attorney General Merrick Garland to establish a gasoline price gouging enforcement task force.

Now Putin is back against the wall, he wasn`t anticipating the extent or strength of our unity.

We are going to lose the manufacturing ability, we are going to lose the ability to do the research and development that we need to do to lead in alternative energy.

The Federal Government can accelerate this so much by policies and by the things that we incentivize.

I am by nature an optimistic person. I come out of this hearing more optimistic, not less.

It is a question now of how fast we are going to go and how well we are going to do it.

We can tell Russia we don't need their oil any more than we need their caviar.

We are all recognizing that, and something needs to be done here.

Taking advantage of a global crisis to the financial benefit of an industry is immoral behavior.