The Senator is absolutely right. I say to my colleagues from Texas and Missouri, they are right on in terms of the impact on Ohio families. I was home last week. In fact, I drove from Ohio to Washington last night. I had to fill up a…

I rise to recognize Thomas Culbertson of Fremont, OH, for many years of outstanding leadership and service to The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. A former college librarian and stockbroker, Mr. Culbertson began his service to the…

I think for the taxpayer, it's definitely going to cost the taxpayer more over time if we get away from the accelerated cleanup.

I thank Senator Toomey. I appreciate his focusing on the progrowth elements because, as I said at the outset, a budget is an opportunity to set the Nation on a 10-year course, both on the spending side--how much should the government…

Is that the policy of this Administration that we should have a U.S. source of lowly enriched uranium for tritium production at TVA?

As the Presiding Officer knows, this week the President sent his budget to Congress. This happens every year. The budget is a document that determines what the spending will be and what the revenues will be not just for the next fiscal…

To the question as to whether energy storage is part of efficiency, yes, it is and part of using our system more efficiently.

I'm concerned about some other aspects of the budget, but let me focus on something else positive which is the small modular reactor licensing technical support program.

So this is a requirement that we have a domestic source.

I thank the Senator for his leadership on the Budget Committee. I see we have also been joined by one of our new Members, a freshman Member, who comes from the business side of things. He ran a manufacturing company, so he has an…

I thank Senator Johnson for his perspective, and it is very helpful. We are now going to hear from another colleague who also is a new Member of the Senate but has a lot of experience in what makes the economy work and has been promoting…

I like some things in the budget. One is energy efficiency as Senator Shaheen has just talked about.