I thank the Senator. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming. Amendment No. 2498

I do appreciate the Senator from Maryland joining on this. Everything he said about the committee action today in the Commerce Committee is exactly correct. I subscribe to every statement that he made. I couldn't improve on it. I urge a…

I don't want this program to fall short; I want it to succeed. This amendment gives us a chance to get the money right, to take the extra time that we are going to have to take anyway to get the maps right. It is a good government…

as Senator Wicker stated, trees sequester carbon, and as we know, that carbon sequestration could be a major, a major part of actually controlling and helping with climate change.

I could not be more delighted to be here, nor could I be more supportive of my friend and fellow Mississippian, Dr. Homer Wilkes.

I, too, rise in support of this amendment. It is in response to a tragic automobile accident that affected a number of families. I want to thank Senator Schumer's staff for working with me, the ranking member, and the chair of the Commerce…

I offer today what should be considered a friendly amendment to the broadband section of this infrastructure bill. Why is it a friendly amendment? Because by using the Administrative Procedure Act, which my amendment would provide, it…

I ask unanimous consent that Joseph Calascione, an FCC detailee in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

at this time I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:12 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. Lujan)…

I am told that the distinguished Senator from Georgia may have some followup unanimous consent. OK. If not, I am happy to proceed. I rise today pointing out an injustice done by the authorities running the Tokyo Olympics. This morning…

I appreciate their willingness to serve.

Thank you very much.

So I identify with at least two members of the panel here.

The CSB is an independent, non-regulatory agency charged with investigating the root causes of chemical accidents at industrial facilities.

Thank you, Chairman Merkley, and I appreciate your calling today's subcommittee hearing.

Do you think us stakeholders' viewpoints were heard during this necessarily hurried-up process?

I appreciate that statement, but more action is needed to push back on threats from China and hold Beijing accountable for its malicious behavior.

I'm astounded by the hundreds of open recommendations that you mentioned.

No company should stand alone in the face of threats from countries that want to do us harm.

I think government should be nimble in situations like this and I know there has been a frustration on this side of the dais that government is quite often slow and creaky.

Senator Wicker and I today are sending a letter to the Secretary of Commerce about the need to upgrade and identify information and proprietary information critical to our security system.

If I might add, people in Narva, Estonia, and people in the city across the river have access to each other across a bridge there. And it is clear to the people on the Russian side that their cousins and friends in Narva, Estonia, live a…

one other thing that our colleagues might not understand about the OSCE is their role in election observation. As we were leaving Sofia on the morning of July 11, we crossed paths with some other representatives from the OSCE from European…

I thank my colleague from Maryland, who has been such a leader in the area of human rights and international recognition of the challenges that our world faces today. I do appreciate his leadership and his partnership. We have worked…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Hyde- Smith and I be allowed to use a prop or two during our next presentation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered Tribute to Mississippi State University Baseball Team