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“the bill is the product of over a year of work and a robust process, both in the Energy Committee and also on the Senate floor, in early March, as you just said. And 39 of the 53 bills are bipartisan, which you don't hear very often, and 72 Senators have either sponsored or cosponsored language included in the package. That is 72 out of 100 of our Senators, Democrats and Republicans, who have participated in this energy policy. The American Energy Innovation Act would authorize just over $24 billion for technologies critical to an ``all of the above'' energy policy. I repeat: ``all of the above.'' We need everything that we have. That keeps our energy dependable, affordable, and reliable, while also reducing emissions. It truly takes a balanced and forward-leaning approach to updating our national energy policy for the first time in over 13 years. This bill is necessary to help us chart the way to a cleaner and more secure energy future. As you mentioned, our bill was unfortunately derailed, Chairman Murkowski, back in March, by an issue that is entirely outside-- entirely outside--of the Energy Committee's jurisdiction. We had no input in this whatsoever, but it stopped a piece of legislation that 72 Senators were involved in. Since then, the world has dramatically changed, and our hearts are heavy with the loss of over 128,000 Americans due to the virus.…”