I am frankly thrilled that you are leading this department at this critical time.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program... is a significant, robust, and critical tool for the department.

Mr. President, I rise today to speak on a topic I have been dreading for months, the departure from my office of my senior adviser and close friend, Jeff Sanchez. After 4 years of dedicated, tireless, outstanding service to me, the people…

I will lead the letter endorsing Amtrak's $3.65 billion request to ensure robust funding of the Northeast Corridor and our national network.

In no area of transportation do I think your phrase in your opening statement, decades of disinvestment, is it more real than in our rail infrastructure.

I appreciate your continued work to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is benefiting the State of every Senator.

One of the areas I think we could come together is around reforestation and conservation.

And thank you, Senator Boozman, thank you for your great partnership, and development work in Africa, and around the world, over now so many years together.

Senator Graham and I have worked to increase and sustain funding through this subcommittee over many years.

The Development Finance Corporation I think is a big step forward.

This legislation would fund new public-private partnerships for the long-term management of protected and conserved areas.

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, I am interested in this, and Senator Hawley and I discussed this issue just today. This is the first I have learned of it--in the last 24 hours-- and I was pleased to have had a chance to…

I believe there is much more good news about our partnership, and its potential, in terms of border crossings and security, fentanyl interdiction, economic development, and some of the ways that our economies, and our values, and…

I am eager to work with you, if I possibly can, to support finding a path forward as we anticipate the end of Title 42, in the middle of May.

One of the things we could do to help with public diplomacy is confirm Elizabeth Allen to the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy.

I was pleased to see the President prioritize community health centers in his budget.

I am glad that you have prioritized it in your opening statement. We have some real work to do here to make sure that it remains authorized and robustly funded.

I was pleased to see the President prioritize community health centers in his budget.