the coal industry has done much better under this President based on the dramatic price increase for coal

I have a real concern for our economy, for the future of what is happening right now, and a lot of it wraps around the vaccine mandates that are being laid down by President Biden. On September 9, President Biden had announced: I am losing…

We do not have an anticipation we are going to solve it all today in this hearing, but we do have an anticipation we are going to narrow down what are the key things that we are going to engage in.

This seems like a solvable issue in trying to be able to establish how much we are going to have to do on contract.

What do you estimate of the cost for new nuclear modular, and how many of them would it take to replace coal in the United States?

That is one of the features we are going to have to determine at some point.

Again, this particular Subcommittee we deal with the issue of energy diversity to try to make sure that the United States maintains a diverse energy portfolio that works and that is reliable and that is resilient enough to be able to…

Chair Sinema, thank you for the additional time and the second round of questions.

Thank you for that. That is helpful, to be able to get a context on.

We obviously want to be able to get you, and we have been very outspoken on this, the testimonial subpoena power, to be able to make sure someone cannot just retire and then avoid any kind of pursuit on this.

I understand the statement by my friend from Michigan. I have to tell you, though, I wish this was rolled out in an orderly fashion. It has been 6 weeks of chaos and unanswered questions, and the Federal Government is about to fire…

I do have to make a quick comment before I jump into a unanimous consent request. I did appreciate hearing the majority leader talk about how the minority and the majority stood up around Reconstruction. And I found it interesting that he…

We have to be able to find a way to be able to hold people to account in the process.

There needs to be a balanced perspective on how that is handled.

He clearly lied, was fired by the Department of Justice.

There are some people held to account.

Why does it seem like no one is held to account?

I never want the Inspectors General Office to be used as a weapon against somebody unjustly.

Subpoena power to be able to require testimonies is essential for the ongoing work

We need you working well in that task.

Thank you. I appreciate that, Chair Sinema, and I appreciate the final question wrap-up.

the Senate is currently taking up a nominee to the Bureau of Land Management: Tracy Stone-Manning. There is a lot that I can say about Tracy Stone-Manning, but there are some key features that come out if you are going to deal with the…

it is one of the most basic questions that we get in almost any setting: What do you do? It is common conversation, back and forth between adults or teenagers or college students alike: What do you do? It is a philosophical issue, though…

It is illegal, regardless of who it is.

I would hope that we do not have agencies that say, 'I am going to fire you, remove you, refuse to promote you' when, for instance, USDA can say, 'You are a valuable employee. Just wear a mask.'