I have had the privilege of representing Delaware, which is about 90 minutes away by train from Wilmington to Washington.
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We need to break those patterns that we have been locked into and be strategic and thoughtful how we do so.
We really need to work on interagency cooperation between all of our Federal programs.
I am told that something like 30 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that we are creating in this country comes from the cars, trucks, and vans that we drive.
That does not diminish at all the importance of this hearing, so we are deeply grateful for your participation.
I am going to telegraph a pitch. I have a couple of questions to ask of you.
I think agencies like NOAA, like the CDC and others can be very helpful in building heat literacy at the local level.
This summer's widespread extreme heat has been really staggering, including a month... of temperatures over 110 degrees in your own city of Phoenix.
Both of you mentioned the PROTECT Program that we created in Congress in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
I am proud that our Committee has played a leading role in the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
As I have said more than a few times in this room, climate change is an issue we can no longer afford to ignore.
We must not succumb to the poisonous politics of difference and division, we must never allow ourselves to be pulled apart by petty manufactured grievances. We must continue to stand united.
My ask is that you work to put the service back in the Postal Service, so that confidence is restored.
I am the last Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S. Senate, and the President is about to leave this weekend to go to Vietnam.
I am the last Vietnam veteran serving in the U.S. Senate, and the President is about to leave this weekend to go to Vietnam.
My ask is that you work to put the service back in the Postal Service, so that confidence is restored.