Clearly, we had challenges under the previous administration, and I was pretty vocal about that.

I want to thank all of our witnesses.

It is always best if you work together in a nonconfrontational way, to work with the same set of facts.

I support those efforts.

There is a pilot program that was offered by Senator Wicker and myself that will allow you to establish pilot programs to deal with the affordability issue.

I hope that some of those resources will be used to expand the Federal partnership with the Chesapeake Bay.

We are going to be a global leader because we recognize this is a global problem, and we have to lead by example.

I want you to know, many of us are very supportive of President Biden's commitment in regard to the Climate Summit and what America will do.

shortly, we are going to be taking up S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, and I would urge my colleagues to approve this legislation promptly. The Environment and Public Works Committee reported this legislation…

If Afghanistan, with or without the Taliban, wants to be a country that is respected globally and does not want to be a pariah state, then they are going to live up to their commitments on anti-terrorism and on human rights.

It may be necessary for congressional action to make it clear to the Afghan Government that, if there is backsliding, the Administration is not going to be able to save them in negotiations.

The Biden administration has blown through a certification deadline and a reporting deadline established under the law.

I would agree with you and others who have talked about the importance of nuclear power as a consistent and reliable source of energy in the United States.

How will we gather the intelligence necessary to keep these groups at bay?

An American departure puts Afghan women, minorities, and girls under serious threat of losing their hard-earned rights.

We have urged Pakistan's leaders to exercise their considerable leverage over the Taliban.

If the Taliban were to come back to power, the reality for Afghanistan's women and girls, I think, would be devastating.

Conservation, conserving energy, is a win/win/win for everyone.

I don't believe under any circumstances that the United States Senate support--will support assistance for Afghanistan, especially under the World Bank's program which provides budget support, if the Taliban has taken a governing role that…

We need nuclear power. It is 20 percent of our electricity today.

The challenge is that there are normally waivers that are done in those circumstances or it gets involved in the discussions on cooperation on anti-terrorism, and sometimes the commitments to human rights gets pushed to the back burner.

Does the Administration have a robust Special Immigrant Visa and refugee asylum plan in place to rapidly process what I think may be thousands of Afghans who may need to leave the country?

I have repeatedly demanded the Taliban release of Mark Frerichs.

Any congressional approval of further assistance to Afghanistan should and must depend on the shape of the Government there.

I appreciate the desire to get our troops out of Afghanistan. That is something that I support.