An amendment by Senators Jon Tester and Shelley Moore Capito was adopted that closes a loophole...

So the IRA will directly cause closures of natural gas and coal powered plants in all certainty.

So we can go--we can identify some areas ourselves where they are just, they just cannot get service.

I have really hard concerns about the ESG because if ESG is not taken with the same light that, basically, geopolitical unrest that we see around the world, you are putting us in a very unfair advantage--or disadvantage--can be very…

The IIJA established the BEAD program to expand high-speed Internet access across the country.

I don't think we should do it without you all involved showing us how to structure that.

I will vote for the debt ceiling. But I would vote with the understanding that at least we can have a conversation with a guaranteed vote in 90 days on changes we think need to be made.

Thanks to our efforts, this year's Medicare Trustees Report estimated that the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund has been extended by 3 years--until 2031.

We are desperate for something to help. This has been--gone through clinical trials. It has positive science behind it.

I hope they would move quicker, I think that state primacy issue is absolutely critical to move forward, to cleaner environment, to capturing, and sequestering, and utilizing the carbon.

How can we make sure that they are doing what is needed?

I am supportive of efforts to bolster our Nation's pandemic preparedness and response, but I am concerned that this is sending mixed messages.

I applaud it. I have been complaining for years that we can't get this level.

Doesn't it seem like 27 percent of the dollars that the IRA, which none of us voted for, is going to go to administrative costs, is that really providing environmental justice?

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I went through a water crisis with heavy chemicals in my own municipal system.

The LifeBOAT Act simply says this: A penny per milligram for all manufacturers.

For the PBM, pharmaceutical benefit managers, they are basically middlemen right now, as we are reducing price.