Access to these basic utilities is a human right.

The price of energy poses a real problem for the people of St. Louis, but so does smog and greenhouse gasses, climate change, exacerbated superstorms.

We need to get renewable energy onto the grid to reduce emissions.

The time for change is now. This is quite literally a matter of life and death.

In my opening statement, I spoke of my constituents in marginalized communities who bear the brunt of the high cost of burning fossil fuels for power generation.

We need to incentivize clean energy entrepreneurs to take prudent risks on these new projects.

The people of St. Louis know from personal experience that coal, the fuel of the 19th century that clouded their lungs for generations, is not the best way to power 21st century communities.

Black children in St. Louis are ten times more likely to visit the emergency room for asthma than White children.

This is absolutely unacceptable, and I applaud the Department of Justice for holding these bad actors accountable.

I don't have any further speakers, so I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

This hearing is not a good faith oversight effort. It is just the latest in a long line of dysfunctional and destructive actions taken by this Republican majority.

This bill is an important next step to help remove marine debris and protect our oceans without instituting any new burdensome requirements. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The…

Despite this outcome, Republicans have used the Special Counsel's Report to further their longstanding effort to reelect the former White Supremacist-in-Chief Donald Trump.

I am very proud to sponsor H.R. 1752, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, or the E-BRIDGE Act. Unfortunately, too many of our communities, particularly in rural Missouri, still lack broadband…

The potential mishandling of classified information is a serious issue.

I regret that I was not present for rollcall votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 79 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 80. ____________________

In response to the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, my fellow Missourian, President Harry Truman, signed a law intended to ensure that our nation would have sufficient industrial resources to meet our national security needs.

I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with my amendment No. 1626. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Missouri [Mr. Schmitt] moves to…