These weather events, with climate change are getting more and more frequent, and it is more and more urgent that we try to make our systems resilient.

These well-functioning water systems, as you all know, are absolutely essential to rural communities, the health and the safety and the economy of rural communities.

We need to look at USDA as one of the ways to help our water systems understand how to do stuff in a proactive manner.

These well-functioning water systems, as you all know, are absolutely essential to rural communities, the health and the safety and the economy of rural communities.

we have made it a major priority about broadband in rural America for this Committee to focus on

These well-functioning water systems, as you all know, are absolutely essential to rural communities, the health and the safety and the economy of rural communities.

It is a real argument, I think, for resilience going forward, anticipating the scope of storms that we may have to contend with.

How can we be developing some more managerial capacity?

We need to look at USDA as one of the ways to help our water systems understand how to do stuff in a proactive manner.

Just to let you know, Senator Tuberville and I have made it a major priority about broadband in rural America for this Committee to focus on.

I listened to you, Senator Tuberville. One of the things I thought I heard you say was trying to target that money to the places that need it the most, in the rural areas.

I appreciate the opportunity to address the Senate today as Vermont's new Senator, and I hope to express how I will serve Vermont and our country, and I will outline the challenges we face as a governing body and as a nation. Most…

These weather events, with climate change are getting more and more frequent, and it is more and more urgent that we try to make our systems resilient.

As our country is facing these wild weather events, climate change, more severe and frequent storms, we have got to make sure that the water in our communities is safe and available.

It is a timely hearing because there is a lot of vulnerability in a lot of our water and septic systems, especially in rural America.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Vermont.

I would like to address the Senate. Today was an inspiring day but also a sad day. Vermont, in the past few days, has suffered a severe flood from a storm that in some places dropped 9 inches of rain. It tumbled down off the mountains into…

I'm worried about how that's eroded with the unwillingness of that Court to subject itself to the same ethical requirements that 850 other Federal judges adhere to.

I am extremely worried about what's happening on the Supreme Court and what's happening with the failure of the Chief Justice to do what would relieve us of this public spectacle.

I'm worried about judicial abuse of legislative power by refusing to uphold a bipartisan campaign finance law sponsored by John McCain, among others, Russ Feingold, that was intended to restore credibility to the election process.

I am extremely worried about what's happening on the Supreme Court and what's happening with the failure of the Chief Justice to do what would relieve us of this public spectacle.

Do you think they can maintain credibility with the public, or even deserve to, if they won't disclose when they are the beneficiary of extraordinarily generous and completely out-of-reach vacations?

If there's not credibility among the public for the institutions that are here to serve it, Congress, Supreme Court, the Presidency, then things fall apart.

If there's not credibility among the public for the institutions that are here to serve it, Congress, Supreme Court, the Presidency, then things fall apart.

I'm worried about how that's eroded with the unwillingness of that Court to subject itself to the same ethical requirements that 850 other Federal judges adhere to.