the social and economic impacts of having an industry leave overnight are brutal, no matter the industry.

I think this is critical to say, passing the STRANDED Act will actually help us make good decisions on where to move the nuclear fuel.

I can't think of a more important thing to be debating here in these Chambers than the right to vote. We can't even get to that. We can't even get to that because of the use of the filibuster to prevent us from having a vote, a discussion…

To come up with Republican with the vote, yes, I`ve given up on it because they`ve told me privately that voting rights is a red line for Mitch McConnell that they cannot cross that line.

We need to do this without worsening pollution problems.

The America's Water Infrastructure Act, which was enacted in 2018, included my provision that requires the Corps to analyze Federal policies that hinder the Corps' ability to address urban flooding.

Unfortunately, it failed to meet its deadline and never delivered the report.

I rise today on Pearl Harbor Day to remind my colleagues that on December 7, 1941, Imperial Japan attacked not only Pearl Harbor but also the Philippine Islands, Guam, Wake Island, Howland Island, Midway, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all without intervening action or debate; that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nomination: Executive Calendar No. 438, C.B. Sullenberger III, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the…

However, the inability to implement a permanent storage solution for our Nation's nuclear waste hinders our ability to effectively decommission nuclear power reactors.

Congress should better serve communities that suffer a devastating one-two punch at first, losing a significant economic driving force, and then being forced to service a de facto interim storage site.

I also focus on what immediate relief the NRC could provide, or what specific authorities Congress could empower the NRC with to deliver such help.

There may be few other States that better understand the NRC's critical importance to nuclear safety than Illinois.

Helping these communities, these stranded communities, there is an urgent environmental justice priority.

That is why I led 14 of my colleagues in sending a letter to Senate leadership pushing for major investments in caregiving as part of any Build Back Better package.

It is why this summer I reintroduced my Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act.

I could not agree with you more about the importance of supporting women-owned small businesses at the Federal level and the need to specifically help female entrepreneurs.

I have been frustrated with a recent debate that sort of tries to separate so-called real infrastructure investments like roads and bridges and airports from investments in other economic programs that I think are just as important in the…

I just want to start off by associating myself with comments from Senator Inhofe about the concerns that airports have for being held liable for use of PFAS in AFFF retardants.

I invite you to come to Illinois and all of my communities of color along the Mississippi River.

I rise today to pay tribute to the remarkable life of Officer Christopher Neil Oberheim, a 20-year veteran of the Illinois police force who was fatally shot on May 19, 2021, while serving in the line of duty. Officer Oberheim started his…

last week, our Nation marked the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. More than three decades have passed since President George H. W. Bush signed the ADA into law and proudly declared ``[L]et the shameful wall of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is pending.

I am very much appreciative of the hearing that we are holding today.