Political Quotes

“Madam President, I have come to the floor this afternoon to be with my good friend, the Senator from West Virginia, to talk about our American Energy Innovation Act. I talked on the floor and we talked on the floor for a long while now, talking about the process that we used. We spent more than a year working with members of our Energy Committee and many other Members of this Chamber to put together an overwhelming bipartisan package. We focused on a range of promising technologies, including energy storage, renewable energy, carbon capture, advanced nuclear, cleaner vehicles, and energy efficiency. We worked to improve cyber security. It would help modernize the electric grid. It addresses known weaknesses in our mineral security and our supply chains. It focuses on boosting the workforce development and job creation. It renews a range of popular programs, from ARPA-E to Weatherization Assistance. It is a significant bill, and as you may recall, we were on this bill earlier in the year in February, and an unrelated matter stalled that measure out. It is stalled, but it is not dead, and I tell you that I remain 100 percent committed to advancing our bill into law before the end of the year. I know that this is something that Senator Manchin and I agree on very, very strongly, that we continue our work to advance the energy bill into law.”