
I rise today to reflect on the accomplishments that Chairman Murkowski, my colleague and friend on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and I have been able to make this year. Today, I will focus on my remarks on the energy agenda…
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I rise today to reflect on the accomplishments that Chairman Murkowski, my colleague and friend on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and I have been able to make this year. Today, I will focus on my remarks on the energy agenda…

I rise today, and I want to make it very clear--it is going to be very short and succinct--that time is running out on our coal miners. We need to fix this now--not in 2020 but now. I will explain why. We have over 13,000 coal miners who…

I am pleased to be on the floor with my colleagues to honor our friend and our colleague, Johnny Isakson from Georgia. I could almost tell you he is probably hating this about now, but I want to get my two cents in. I don't need to read…

I am privileged to be on the floor today with the Senator from Iowa, Ms. Ernst. I am here to join in a chorus of voices to ask this Congress to do better, to do our to-do list, and to do the things people sent us here to do. I am going to…

there are some Members of Congress who have been suggesting that generic drugs are not safe.

I rise today to acknowledge the service of my defense fellow, Maj. Jordan Kahn, who is approaching the end of his assignment with my office as part of his experience in the U.S. Air Force Legislative Fellowship Program. Major Kahn joined…

I think maybe, Dr. Messonnier, maybe I will focus on you. Did I--I want to make sure I heard your answer to the question why aren't--why aren't more people getting a vaccine.

I rise today to speak about our nominee and the vote for Secretary of Energy. Mr. Brouillette came before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2 weeks ago. I found him to be up to this enormous task. He is a good man, and he…

I ask unanimous consent that Peter Stahley and Jordan Kahn, two legislative fellows of my staff, are granted privileges of the floor for the 116th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

I want to first say thank you to my colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senators Capito, Portman, Jones, Kaine, Duckworth, Brown, Casey, Durbin, Warner, Sinema, Van Hollen, and Reed, who have cosponsored this legislation…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott of Florida). The Senator from West Virginia.

I am really pleased to be here with my fellow West Virginia Senator, Mr. Manchin. We have joined each other on this topic before, but he has been a real champion for our miners, and I am really grateful to him and others who have…

What can we do to continue that and use that in other places around the country?

Wouldn't frontline communities be better off if Congress developed innovative technologies or efficiencies to help eliminate these emissions?

It would completely destroy the economy of the city of Welch and the entire region.

I was impressed with the robust level of activity, construction activity. I saw roads under constructions, bridges being built.

The more fly ash we can put into it means we can pour more concrete as a result of it.

We brought it to you and said, 'How can you best--what can we do to improve on this legislation?'