Well, then, from my perspective, check the box exercises aren't enough. This needs to be a process that takes into account the accuracy of those plans, not just the completion of those plans.

Otherwise, we wind up closing the barn door after the horse is out, gone, and died of old age.

I fear the NRC now stands for Not Recognizing Concerns.

Is there a requirement to consider and respond to public comments? Is there a requirement to have public hearings on this decommissioning process?

I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 4350

On the subject of climate change, the science is clear on the fact that climate change is an underlying driver of widespread humanitarian crisis and displacement throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

I just urge you to continue to reach out to those civil society leaders in Haiti because, ultimately, they have the vision which is going to be necessary to just change this underlying historical dynamic which exists there.

We have to tackle the issues of climate resiliency and solutions for climate-displaced persons, which is just going to increase as each year goes by.

I urge you to continue to elevate it as an issue, to drive it at the National Security Council as an issue that has to be addressed.

Therefore, I reintroduced legislation this year that aims to create a U.S. resettlement pathway for climate-displaced persons, given the United States bears an outsized responsibility for fueling global warming.

President Biden recently announced his intention to renominate Chair Powell to lead the Federal Reserve, and Governor Lael Brainard to be the Vice Chair.

Corporations can get away with it, because they have too much power in the economy.

A resilient economy is an economy where full employment means everyone can get a job--a good job, that pays a living wage and allows you to build a career and raise a family.

The Black unemployment rate is still twice that of White workers. That's unacceptable.

Corporations and their allies in this building--and there are a whole lot of them--want you to believe that we have to choose between high wages and low prices. That is a false choice.

Instead of doing Wall Street's bidding, we all--and I include the Fed, the Treasury Department, and this Congress--we all need to support the institutions that work at serving their neighbors and contributing to the real economy.

vigilant regulation is an essential part of the Fed's job.