I was pleased to see the President included it in the '23 budget EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program.

We have to reauthorize the STAR (Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research) Act. It is the best thing we have done in a long time, with respect to childhood cancer.

We are in the midst of a significant spike in suicides, particularly among children, which is very disturbing.

Majority Leader Schumer's insistence on keeping COVID restrictions in place has real consequences for staff.

Your agencies play key roles in ensuring that our physical space here on the Capitol Campus is safe - not just for Members of Congress and staff, but also the millions of visitors who are eagerly returning after 2 years as we reopen.

We're trying to get back to 2019.

The issue of the personnel and, General, you spoke about it in terms of the major factor, it's also related to the type of security infrastructure you have to have.

So in fact things like the anti-scale fencing up around the court today obviously detract from the historic vision of the Capitol.

It's past time to fully reopen the Capitol to the way it was before COVID.

We want to make sure the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the Architect of the Capitol have the tools needed to continue keeping us safe and to keep up with both known and emerging threats.

if we weren't as reliant on hydrocarbons we would have much more leverage in many places than we need it.

if we don't pass this USICA bill this year they will have no other choice but to build overseas, which does us no good.

I look forward to continuing to work with Ranking Member Senator Braun and the Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee in crafting responsible funding legislation that supports the Legislative Branch.

Let me just follow up briefly on Senator Moran's question, which is important now, because there has been a lot of rhetoric suggesting that this is an indication of the administration's lack of support for green economy, for alternate…

the lack of domestic supply, or a reliable supply from an ally, is a great concern to the administration.

the President is proposing the most ambitious climate package in the history of the United States, with $555 billion in tax cut spending, and other incentives, to promote wind, solar, power, and other renewables.

After almost 12 years in Congress, today is my last day. It has been an honor to serve with you all from both parties. I love this institution as it still exemplifies what is best about our government. We are the people's House. While I am…

today I am introducing the Electric Vehicle Grid, Improvement, and Development Act, which would take important steps to prepare our electric grid for the deployment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is essential to…

Environmental justice is a critical issue.

We all understand that we were in a mental health crisis in the country.

We are generating power now for the entire island of Block Island, and actually the excess power is going into the state grid.

Is it true that oil companies aren't using roughly half of their onshore Federal leases?

Is it true that in the first year the Biden administration would produce more oil from Federal lands onshore and offshore than in any year in history?

Is it true that oil companies have nearly 9,000 approved but unused drilling permits?

I am convinced they are going to need more resources.