to the extent that we are able to pursue policies that strengthen the labor market, that contribute to the resiliency of the labor market, it seems as if that should help to mitigate the negative impacts on the labor market that rising…

Just a few specific responses. First of all, this bill is very specific. It addresses health and location data, and, as I noted before, I continue to believe that we need Federal privacy legislation, in general, to address other privacy…

Every American deserves equal access to civil rights and nondiscrimination protections.

Without a clear understanding of how policies, often one-size-fits-all, actually affect our constituents back home, we are going to continue to miss the mark.

We know that LGBTQ Americans continue to face violent attacks, and there's hateful rhetoric dehumanizing them.

The challenges we face in regard to rural broadband access is just another example where burdensome and slow permitting processes are holding our communities back.

Here is what I am hearing back home: Washington, DC bureaucrats do not think rural America matters.

what I fear is that it is not a lack of knowledge that is keeping the concerns of small businesses out of consideration

to the extent that we are able to pursue policies that strengthen the labor market, that contribute to the resiliency of the labor market, it seems as if that should help to mitigate the negative impacts on the labor market that rising…

I have been really struck by how remarkably resilient the labor market has been over the last 16 months or so.

I am ever wary of the regulatory burden imposed upon small businesses.

Countless regulations and red tape under NEPA make permitting new projects virtually impossible.

Today, the United States is the gold standard of environmental protection.

as we know, this Saturday marks the 1-year anniversary of the day the U.S. Supreme Court decided to overturn half a century of precedent on a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions. I appreciate the remarks of my colleague from…

NEPA has grown out of control.

Instead, it seems they like to find these minerals elsewhere in countries with subpar, if any, environmental standards. Anywhere but America, any worker but American, that is the Biden administration's model.

This is the first time Congress has made significant changes to NEPA since 1983.

Clearly we are not there yet. Clearly we have more work to do.