This massive partisan--partisan--bill seeks to further carry out Biden's environmental agenda, and part of that includes the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles.

I want people to just slow down sometimes and think about the consequences of this.

Wouldn't this transition be less stressful if it occurred using free market forces? Wouldn't that be a novel thing in Washington, to use the free market approach.

I am extremely concerned about how the provisions in this bill would affect rural communities like the one that I represent in south central and southwestern Pennsylvania.

I rise to honor the life of a noble veteran, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, brother, uncle, and someone I had been fortunate enough to call my dear brother- in-law, Robert Gutz Thompson. What I always admired about Bob was…

We had to destroy the town to save it. We had to destroy the town to save it.

So seriously, we just experienced a shortage of PPE, and this bill calls for more restrictions on the plastics industry.

We need to work to reduce carbon emissions. But we also need to understand the consequences before we rush into legislating.

According to the Institute for Energy Research, $2,000 per household annually.

my good friend the Senator from Indiana--I am hoping this is a misunderstanding, and I hope I can explain it because I was very much involved in this process. First of all, as a former Governor, I know about the budget process. I know…

it is pie-in-the-sky BS about these green jobs being good, middle-class jobs.

But we also need to understand the consequences before we rush into such a punitive action.

So why should we expect anyone across this country is going to do carbon capture?

It would. And what about a 100 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2035 in power plants?

Reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.

It will increase costs for families with higher utility bills. Estimate: $2,000 per household annually.

Senator Braun has always been very kind and very reasonable, and I look forward to sitting down with him on this. What he has said is absolutely correct in that we are not penalizing. We don't intend to penalize anybody who has made that…

First of all, I did have a nice conversation with Governor Justice. He and I have disagreed on basic issues on Tax Code legislation, and we are trying to work through all of that. I explained it to him. I said that it doesn't do a thing in…