Mandates to decarbonize the transportation and electricity sectors would increase our reliance on China.

This Administration has opposed policies that restrict domestic oil and gas production.

Blocking pipelines, too, is a major problem.

when Biden first took office, the price of gas was $2.38. It is now at a record high.

every American has been paying the price at the pump for this Administration's anti-American energy policies

What could President Biden do today that would set in motion more domestic oil and gas production?

the American producer met the increased demand globally, and we helped to keep the global price of oil down.

in addition to extensive service around the country, Don also deployed overseas three times, including 13 months in Iraq in 2004, 9 months in Afghanistan in 2012, and 8 months in Kuwait in 2014. He answered the call to duty time and time…

for 24 years, Chief Crutchfield has served the nation with honor and professionalism. Now, as he retires from his post as Assistant Director for General and Flag Officer Matters in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense…

we are proud to honor the achievements of Chief Warrant Officer Donald Crutchfield, and, on behalf of a grateful nation, we salute his service. We offer him our thanks and congratulate him on a well-earned retirement. ____________________

I am of the thought that energy security is national security.

I know that the American people really have the Russian invasion of Ukraine first and foremost on their minds as well as higher energy costs.

While Senator Duckworth's bill is a good faith effort to help her State, I am concerned that basically it kind of pays the communities to tolerate long-term problems.

I have long supported nuclear energy and ensuring spent fuel is safely and properly stored in a permanent repository.

if we don't do it, China and Russia are going to do it.

this week, the Democrats are forcing yet another show vote on the so-called voting rights legislation. They claim the right to vote is under attack by the States, and there is nothing that could be further from the truth. Ahead of the 2020…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for such time as I shall consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am very pleased that the Senate is finally voting on the fiscal year 2022 Defense authorization bill. It is the most significant bill of the year. There is an old document that nobody reads anymore called the Constitution. It kind of…

I think, with Christmas right around the corner, I can't think of a more appropriate time to deliver a short message here. I have spoken several times about the situation in Ethiopia this year. It is a nation that is close to my heart for…

let me, first of all, say that I would have a hard time finding a better friend than the Member who just spoke. We have been good friends for a long period of time, and we have not been apart on very many votes; yet we are not of the same…

First of all, this is a big deal, what we are embarking on now. It is something that--people understand it is the most important thing we do around here. Let me just say that my partner Jack Reed and I have been doing this a long time. I…

Let me thank my partner there for all the hard work that we have done together. Not many people understand the process that we go through every year. It is an exhaustive process to get just to where we are today. First of all, I would say…

It has always been a concern to me that many of the extreme groups that are out there hold a great regard for China and their record, and yet they continue to be the greatest polluter around.

They are the largest polluter out there, on record, it particularly remains the world's largest polluter, as they still are, today.

Whatever happened to the guy that turned off the wrong engine?