Martin Heinrich

We must make these opportunities available to families and residential building owners as well.

If we ever want to address our contributions to our climate problem we need to find sustainable and cost-effective substitutes for all of the devices and machines that we use today that combust fossil fuels.

I want to thank Chairman Beyer in particular for allowing me to hold this hearing today to highlight what I see as one of the shortest actions that we need to take right now to confront the climate crisis and to advance stronger, stable…

Burning fossil fuels in our homes, including methane or natural gas as it's commonly called, is really bad for our health.

I would rather get it right than rush it to a conclusion.

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. 330 as a further mark of respect for the late Mike Enzi, the former Senator for the State of…

If you want to grow opportunity, you have got to support innovation already happening on the ground.

Tom showed all of us how to act with decency and integrity, how to stay true to your principles but also how to find common ground.

Tom has devoted his entire life to my state, to serving the people of New Mexico and to serving this great nation.

I think they are incredibly important.

What is the status of the floor? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is considering the Fonzone nomination.

I think we all look forward to working together to make sure we provide the resources for the VA.

I just think this is a place where we need to look to make sure we are actually meeting demand.

I have concerns given what a unique year it is to make very long-term impactful decisions based on data, in what may be a year that is a complete anomaly.

We have talked a little bit about the unique challenges that rural veterans face but, you know, access to care in-person or via telehealth, it is just hard recruiting and retaining primary care and specialty providers.

Veterans deserve more than just words of gratitude for their sacrifice when they return home.

This budget strives to do that and requests a mandatory appropriation of $153 billion.

We all look forward to working together to make sure we provide the resources for the VA to be able to do its job.

I think all of us up here would agree that that is incredibly important.

I think it is very important that we maintain a sustainably funded, whole health care system in VA.

Funding provided in the Families First Act, the CARES Act, and the American Rescue Plan demonstrate congressional support for veterans.

Veterans deserve more than just words of gratitude for their sacrifice when they return home.

This budget strives to do that and requests a mandatory appropriation of $153 billion.

I have concerns given what a unique year it is to make very long-term impactful decisions based on data.

It is been interesting as we have worked through some of these projects in New Mexico, where we have a microgrid project at Kirtland Air Force Base.