President Biden established a target to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to half of peak levels by 2030.

if you are driving an electric vehicle, we have got to find some way for you to pay in to maintaining the roads.

I think you expressed the inconsistency between environmental policies, and what the same environmentalists think we ought to do for EV vehicles.

If you want to maintain the user pay/user benefit principle, that all vehicles that use the road should pay something.

CBO's February baseline set the record straight, telling us that the so-called Inflation Reduction Act's EV handout would increase the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars.

If U.S. policymakers do not support the development, commercialization and acceptance of electrified vehicles, our nation risks becoming more dependent on foreign sources for raw materials and critical minerals and the future defined by…

we are in competition with China in many areas. They dominate this market.

The left is holding up the environmental permitting reform necessary to mine for the domestic critical mineral which we need to compete with China, while urging a massive EV market share expansion.

the bottom line is this is coming whether we like it or not.

EV technology is impressive for some, but Iowans know that there are far more challenges to EV adoption than many care to admit.

we need to think long and hard about how we compete, the challenges we face and we are behind in a game that is being played by China very aggressively.

two or three times lately, I have been coming to the floor to have a conversation with my colleagues on the subject of national security. Remember, all of us, that wars are being waged right now in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and I presume…

I thank Senator Ernst for bringing this and continuing to bring the plight of the hostages to our attention. I am glad to join Senator Ernst in speaking about just one of these: Edan Alexander. He grew up in Northern New Jersey. He was a…

OIGs are the independent watchdogs protecting Americans' taxpayer dollars and fighting waste, fraud, and abuse in the executive branch. Their efficiency depends on their objectivity.

You know how important it is to listen to whistleblowers because even though you may have a relatively small agency compared to others, you cannot know what is going on.

I have a non-crypto question that you probably would expect me to ask.

You know how important it is to listen to whistleblowers because even though you may have a relatively small agency compared to others, you cannot know what is going on.

That is why I introduced a permanent bill with several of my colleagues, including Senators Hassan, Boozman, Warnock, Collins, and Fetterman.

I thank you for your very firm statement on the urgency of this legislation.

That is why I introduced a permanent bill with several of my colleagues, including Senators Hassan, Boozman, Warnock, Collins, and Fetterman.

I thank you for your very firm statement on the urgency of this legislation.

I have a non-crypto question that you probably would expect me to ask.

You know how important it is to listen to whistleblowers because even though you may have a relatively small agency compared to others, you cannot know what is going on.

That is why I introduced a permanent bill with several of my colleagues, including Senators Hassan, Boozman, Warnock, Collins, and Fetterman.

I thank you for your very firm statement on the urgency of this legislation.