We are headed for a world of more plastic in the oceans than living fish in the oceans.

I think there are some encouraging developments in this area, as you know, and our friends at GM have announced that they are going to stop producing gas and diesel-powered vehicles in 2035.

The Clean Power Plan, I know that there was a stay by the Supreme Court several years ago. My understanding, despite that stay, the power industry, utility industry writ large, has actually met and maybe even exceeded the reductions that…

I am hopeful that she will have the kind of bipartisan support she deserves.

I think it was in February 2009 President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

I always like to say leadership is the most important ingredient in anything that has something to do with success of the organization.

I want to thank you for your leadership. I want to thank Chris Mihm for his good work and your entire team.

We have gone to hell in a hand basket here the last couple years in this report.

I have long been interested in ensuring parity between environmental standards and our trade policies.

the last administration pulled out of this agreement, I think very foolishly.

some of the improvements I am most excited about are the new environmental monitoring and enforcement tools.

We have a great opportunity to lead on climate change, a great opportunity.

Katherine Tai would be terrific.

We can work on improving the air quality that we breathe; we can work on climate change; we can just do so many good things.

I used to admire the way Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley worked together in the Finance Committee.

I am concerned that if the U.S. lags on EV policy, investments in manufacturing will flow to other parts of the world.

I want to just follow up, it is been just a great hearing. What a great hearing to start off our new Congress.

today I rise to pay tribute and honor the life of the late Mrs. Barbara O' Malley, a friend, and a dedicated public servant who proudly served Maryland and our Nation as a congressional staffer for Senator Barbara Mikulski for over three…

It is encouraging to hear you tell us of the leading role that the State of Michigan is playing toward beginning to create this corridor of charging stations and fueling stations.

We think it is probably something that we would love to work with you on.

Your question is prescient.

When it comes to creating these corridors of charging stations and fueling stations, it really is all hands on deck.

We have been really starved for a vaccine for the last several months, and I think we could be in a position all of a sudden to get actually more vaccine than we know what to do with.

Thank you also for sending us Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, two of our best.

I have worked for years with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton in support of legislation to admit Washington, D.C., as our 51st State.