I commit to working with each of you on your priorities as we move forward.

These new leases, it is a long process here and it is creating great problems right now as we think about our long-term future.

And I am just--it is having a huge effect. The promise of future possible jobs, new revenue is little consolation.

Instead of investing in Colstrip and the high-paying jobs it creates, PG&E and the Pacific Northwest owner have done everything they could to avoid investing in the plant.

Do you realize the chilling effect? Do you realize the chilling effect you are having in terms of these companies are thinking about long-term?

While this may be a win for President Biden, this is a loss for rural communities in places across my State of Montana.

This Administration has now put a stop to two mandatory lease sales and there appears to be no end in sight.

While it is important to promote federal investment in research and development, we also need to ensure companies have the tools in place to create and build those jobs.

It is the certainty that is needed for these long-term capital investments.

It is a very capital-intensive process with long-term payouts.

I believe that Montana is a great fit for one of these pilot projects.

It is also essential, I believe, that the U.S. make needed investments in research and development.

I strongly support Senator Young's Endless Frontier Act.

This includes clean technologies like carbon capture and utilization, renewable fuels and coal-to-products.

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housing is a huge issue in this country.

We just got to make sure this is affordable in the end.