Our goal in the Biden administration is to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And that`s exactly what we`re going to do, adding new clean energy to the grid, as well as decarbonizing the base fuel that we have.

the Biden administration wants to put 40 percent of the benefits of the investments in this clean energy economy, which you`re going to see in the jobs package next go-round, into communities that have been suffered from environmental…

We want to export our products, not our jobs.

I am extremely pleased to see President Biden put forward your name for this very, very important position.

It doesn't make sense to have a standard that cuts off milk consumption.

Thank you to our witnesses today, and appreciate the work you are doing and the importance of rural development.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

We have to ensure that it survives this moment that we're in right now, and that's why, like many, I'm just--in this hearing support the RISE Act.

I do appreciate the testimony of the witnesses, and hearing ways that our researchers have been affected by the pandemic.

Part of rebuilding our economy obviously includes investment in the infrastructure, but also specifically including energy infrastructure and clean energy technology.

I very much appreciate and commend President Biden's executive order to conduct a thorough supply chain review.

It is really important that this be reauthorized.

The Great Lakes are at a very high level right now.

This is a very concerning development. It is getting worse. We have to treat it with the seriousness that it deserves.

I have great confidence in both of your leaderships, and I am looking forward to really important work in a number of areas, particularly around surface transportation reauthorization.

I can't imagine more difficult decisions than the ones that you have had to make, certainly in Michigan, to keep people safe and save lives, so thank you.

How could you not get that vital intelligence on the eve of what’s going to be a major event?

the question that we certainly need to have answered is why did it take so long for the National Guard to respond?