Hopefully, the Federal Reserve, which was AWOL for frankly too much of this year, they have now started doing their job.

Thank you for the great work you did, and frankly, just about everybody on this Committee and our staffs, on the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill.

Almost every time, the witnesses would say, more oversight.

We are determined to stop both of those countries, both of those bullies, from being successful in what they are trying to do.

This guy named Putin in Russia who is a no good guy, he has invaded a little country and is killing literally dozens, scores of people every day, innocent people.

We would rather be involved in the dialogue at the front end as opposed to the back end.

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Washington, DC…

None of it, nothing that is this adventurous, this transformative, it won't be perfect.

If it is true, it ain't bragging.

Last time I checked, 30 percent of the carbon emissions, greenhouse gas emissions in our Country come from our mobile sources.

We advanced equity and we advanced safety with the bipartisan action, and we met the challenge of climate change.

We passed, over a year ago, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, a $303 billion program for our roads and bridges.

We passed, with a lot of support from these two gentlemen and certainly from Senator Capito and others, the most extensive, meaningful, consequential Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill we have ever passed.

He said in a hearing last year that the presidential libraries are consuming ever more of the time and resources of the National Archives and he was not sure if it was fiscally possible for the Archives to continue this trend.

today I am pleased to introduce, along with the Senator from Maryland, Mr. Cardin; the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Blumenthal; the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Markey; the Senator from Oregon, Mr. Merkley; the Senator from California…

I am delighted to rise today to salute a member of my committee staff who has made literally invaluable contributions to not just the Congress but to our Nation and not just for a couple of months or years but for literally decades. Greg…

I have nine 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…

Good afternoon, everyone. I call this business meeting to order.

All in favor, say aye.

With a quorum present, I move to approve and report the nominations and resolutions favorably to the Senate.

All opposed, say nay.

Proving once again that in adversity lies opportunity.

Today we are going to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the program's reauthorization.

That is great. Wonderful story, thank you.

More often than not, we find the middle and work toward getting stuff done.