Ben Cardin

We need a wartime level of effort to deploy energy diversification infrastructure, to make Europe independent of Russian energy for good.

Our collective goal needs to be a total oil and gas embargo of exports from the Russian Federation.

We should continue working with our other global producers to increase supply.

I can assure you we stand with the people of Ukraine.

We appreciate your working with us in unity so that we can show leadership and support to the Ukrainian people and join in an international effort to isolate Russia.

In the face of war criminal Putin's war of mass murder in Ukraine, the free world is working to free itself from the yoke of Russian energy and stop funding Putin's war machine a billion dollars a day.

For the sake of Ukraine's struggle, we must rise to the occasion with an effective European energy security policy.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 660. There being no objection, as a further mark of respect to the late Norman Y. Mineta, former…

It has to be under the values of our hemisphere, which are democratic states that respect human rights.

The United States is committed to advancing the goals and objectives of the OAS Legislative Engagement Act.

I think that organization has been more effective in dealing with a lot of the issues comparable to what the OAS has done.

The United States is committed to working with our regional partners through the Summit Implementation Review Group.

Upholding the region's commitment to democracy is a key component of every Summit of the Americas.

I can tell you, having parliamentarians' participation in an organization enhances its effectiveness.

This is our neighborhood, and their leadership has been extraordinary.

I think that this should be a core part of that strategy--how to reinvigorate and renew not just the OAS, but all of the various institutions that comprise this system.

I think it is critically important that our values are maintained at this Summit and it will be tested in the ability to allow those voices to be heard.

Unless there is an understanding before the United States were to rejoin the JCPOA, I do not hold out much hope that we will have the unity that you are referring to.

If we were to rejoin the JCPOA and we do not have specific commitments from our European allies in regards to these other issues, I am very dubious as to whether we will see the follow through by our European allies.

I thought that was a terrible decision with Iran in compliance, the withdrawal.

The Biden administration has been engaging us on a regular basis on these foreign policy issues, something that was missing during the Trump administration.

I have seen firsthand the innovation that they are doing, which is very gratifying and very helpful in regard to our overall strategy to deal with pollutants and climate change.

I certainly want us to use innovation and everything we can to reduce pollutants in our air for many reasons.

I think most people might be surprised to learn that one of the major sources for pollution in the Chesapeake Bay are airborne.

Can I have your assurance that in developing this updated rule the stakeholders will have an open process for their concerns to be listened to?