Unfortunately, the Trump administration seems to be heading in the opposite direction.

We need to reverse that trend.

ARPA-E, first rule of government, when something works really well, don't mess with it. This is a great program.

I think that is a smart move, and I appreciate it.

Given the incredible impact that this would have on electricity consumers, I would just urge incredible caution for above-market pricing in the bulk power system.

A more distributed grid is a more resilient grid and much harder to attack through cyber means.

I know that is a radical idea from a Democrat, but let's use the free market.

I think we need to take those very seriously.

What war are we using to justify this unprecedented action to distort the markets?

The reality here is that--and maybe Senator King might have used this phrase in the past, but it is certainly something I learned from bond counsel when I was in government at the local level--deferred maintenance is debt.

I would urge us also to come together around some of the other things that historically we have been able to come together around, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund and taking care of our wildlife as well.

I thank my colleagues Senator Tom Udall and Senator Richard Blumenthal for joining me to visit the southwest border last week. We went to the border to seek answers and to demand accountability for the very real human impacts of President…