Madam Vice President, I rise today with my Democratic colleagues in support of one fundamental idea, the cornerstone of our democracy: that every eligible citizen of this country has the right to vote and have their vote counted. Cut to…

It is a fact that a barrel of oil from the Gulf or elsewhere in America is far and away cleaner than our rival exporters like OPEC, plus Russia, or even Canada.

So, let's be clear about what we are talking about when we consider oil and gas development in the Gulf. We are talking about affordable energy, low emissions, and funding for our treasured conservation efforts.

And despite this unprecedented success, President Biden listened to his radical base and banned oil and gas development on his very first day in office, contributing to skyrocketing gas prices and crippling inflation.

The U.S. government has long known of the dangers of climate change and can no longer act in a manner that ignores that a climate emergency exists.

Mr. Secretary, thank you for considering the following questions, which I was not able to ask during the hearing on January 20, 2022, but which I hope you may still be able to address.

As you prepare the Department's upcoming fiscal budget request, are you considering including any requests for additional funds to better prepare APHIS' veterinary field force to respond to an animal health emergency here in the United…

Between 2005 and 2020, the United States decreased its CO2 emissions by 24 percent, while global emissions grew by 14 percent.

Mr. Stauber, thank you, I have an article that I would like to enter into the record.

Thank you, Senator Wyden. I want to thank you. Oregon was the first to use vote-by-mail for a Federal election. Although, I think Senator Padilla, a great member of the Rules Committee from California, would tell you, in fact, that…

Just like previous hearings, the Majority is making an active choice to include U.S. in the title, and consciously choosing to ignore a holistic, global view of carbon.

There are 160 exceptions, 160 exceptions to the filibuster rule. Things have been changed to benefit my colleagues from the other side of the aisle. Somehow, it only takes 51 votes to put in place the Trump tax cuts or the Bush tax cuts…

I first want to thank my colleague from the State of Washington, Senator Cantwell, for her passion for people and the rights of people to vote, and her willingness to actually go through the details of the groups outside of this Congress…

There's going to be consequences.

Does it really seem like the dreamers of our Constitution envision the system where a minority of senators can stand in the way of legislation and stop it altogether, stop the vote, stop the consideration, throw a wrench into a process…

We should make that the law of the land.

There's going to be severe sanctions if he does that.

Some people don't want some people to vote.