But Congress is probably going to have to take some action here, and I am hoping that Congress is willing to do so.

Food security is very important and fossil fuels are needed for fertilizers.

We made it abundantly clear that every household, every health care center, every school, every community institution, and every business in the country should have access to high-quality affordable broadband service.

There has not been a ban on energy production in the United States.

the oil and gas industry is not struggling in the United States, and certainly that is not what is driving prices at the pump, as our colleagues across the aisle would like to have us believe.

I appreciate that, sir. Now this is many times the value of the investment that was committed last year and so I appreciate the explanation supporting that as well.

I want to thank Ranking Member Thune for working with me on scheduling, on putting this together, as well.

Thank you, Ms. Kronenberg.

You are not going to have to worry about getting that insulin to stay alive.

When the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed and it did not include money through Rural Development for water and wastewater...

There is still almost 200,000 people in New Mexico that need insulin that don't get the cap.

I very much appreciate that and agree with that.

I appreciate that I heard you say yes. That is important to me as we talk about future insulin prices.

the science is telling us and the latest report from the IPCC has indicated that if we do not take climate action now, our planet is facing a major nexus in terms of potential planetary disaster.

I think it's absolutely something that should be expanded.

I have watched and listened today and seen as this hearing has devolved into yet another crusade in the political culture wars.

Thank you, Chair Westerman, for bringing us all together, in many senses, to honor the sequoias...

I appreciate that, sir. Now this is many times the value of the investment that was committed last year.