You are the chairman of the most powerful committee in Congress. Your party is in control of the House. But then you went into the candy shop, and you left with a stick of gum.

To make sure that we understand, I don't think there's a person on this panel that I hear or in Congress that wants to see the mercury levels increase or cause problems.

today I am introducing the Prioritizing Our Workers Act, which will make changes to the current bankruptcy code, requiring companies going through bankruptcy proceedings to pay unpaid vested benefits, like workers' pensions, before they…

I rise today to call for immediate action on the American Miners Act. We have an obligation to the miners across America who served our Nation by providing us with the energy throughout our greatest advancements. They deserve to know that…

today I am introducing the Prioritizing Our Workers Act, which will make changes to the current bankruptcy code, requiring companies going through bankruptcy proceedings to pay unpaid vested benefits, like workers' pensions, before they…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Without objection, it is so ordered. American Miners Act

I think we better--you explain. Is there a way we can approach this from a global perspective?

These farmers are running out of time and it is up to Congress to act.

I am not convinced the existing body of environmental law may be the best approach to the PFAS contamination conundrum and we should not be limited by that universe.

the test for me in addressing PFAS contamination is not the number of bills we pass or the creative ways we try to shoehorn solutions into existing statutes; rather, it is whether the response we provide can be reasonable, reliable, and…

We can take an action in America and deal with it, but until there is a global consciousness of this--and we are importing--we are still going to have this exposure to it.

this week is National Police Week--a time to honor the sacrifices and the service of our Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers. I want to take this opportunity as a Senator from West Virginia to thank the officers who keep our…

We need to contain the existing damage and fix the demonstrated problem before us.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I may be at odds with my party, but I am also, I am at odds with this whole issue trying to understand it as an engineer.

I think we have--let's--we need to slow this train down just a little bit, do a better analysis.

The Department of Defense needs to do the right thing here.

A prolific number of small refinery exemptions issued has undermined the renewable fuels standards, caused significant demand destruction across the biofuel industries, and has hurt our farmers.