Heidi Alexander: “I also wish to thank the staffs for their work on this bill. They have been remarkably good. In Senator Feinstein's…”

“I also wish to thank the staffs for their work on this bill. They have been remarkably good. In Senator Feinstein's staff are Doug Clapp, Chris Hanson, Samantha Nelson, and Tim Dykstra. The staff on my side includes Tyler Owens, Adam DeMella, Meyer Seligman, Jen Armstrong, Haley Alexander, David Cleary, Allison Martin, Mackenzie Burt, Lucas DaPieve, Kayla McMurray, and John Rivard. Then I thank the Republican floor staff, who have had to put up with us as we have had tried to work through the amendments: Laura Dove, Robert Duncan, Megan Mercer, Chris Tuck, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Hanagan, Mike Smith, and Katherine Kilroy. I thank the Democratic floor staff as well for working with us and making this possible. I will make a few remarks about this bill. This bill is almost half and half defense and nondefense, about $37.5 billion. It supports several Federal agencies that do important work, including the U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, National Nuclear Security Administration, which has to do with our nuclear weapons, and the Appalachian Regional Commission. It invests in our waterways. It repairs our locks. It deepens our harbors. It puts us one step closer to doubling basic energy research.…”