I will be in support of it. I think she makes a great case that these decisions we are making have huge impacts, and why wouldn't we share the data with our State partners?

I would like to work with you and Senator Graham to have a hearing and bring this before the Committee.

approximately a year has passed since the President nominated TVA Board members, but he has still not put forth a nominee for Kentucky or Mississippi.

I would like to thank my fellow Senator, Senator Ernst from Iowa, for leading the delegation trip that we took this past weekend, the bipartisan delegation. It was most informative, impactful, and she did a wonderful job leading that. I…

National security is energy security.

I believe ensuring reliable, modern water infrastructure is a fundamental responsibility of government.

I want to talk about gas prices. The people in West Virginia woke up this morning, and according to AAA, the average gas price in West Virginia is $4.12 per gallon. Some parts of the country are paying--probably the part that is the…

These policies were ultimately rejected and not included in the final legislation sent to the President's desk.

I am proud to say, as he has said, that the foundation of the IIJA consists of two of our Committee's bipartisan products.

We`ve got issues that we should be focusing on besides censuring two members of Congress because they have a different opinion.

I am for an all-of-the-above energy plan, myself.

I am pleased to begin 2022 with a discussion of how we can build upon that success by advancing the Water Resources Development Act.

It is important that any future WRDA legislation supports the timely and efficient delivery of water resource projects in communities that need them while continuing to meet our national priorities.

I rise today to deliver I think one of my more important speeches that I will give as a Member of this body, and that is to defend the longstanding rules of the U.S. Senate. We are at a critical moment, make no mistake. With the slimmest…

Funding obviously is critical, but if permitting approvals are not issued in a timely fashion, these projects cannot move forward.

The Administration and Congress should pursue bipartisan policies to preserve our Nation's public lands, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Conservation is most effective when led by State and local entities in cooperation with voluntary efforts by private landowners.

I think this is an issue, and Senator Carper mentioned this, that we need to consider against the background of the growth of our debt and deficit during this pandemic.

These rollbacks will set us back in achieving our conservation goals by increasing costs and burdens of doing the right thing.

Cooperation with States and landowners is key for species recovery.

In my view, the fact that it is very difficult to do speaks to the need to do it.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you Ranking Member Blunt too.

Well, it seems to be training, training, training is the aspect that has come very forward in all of your recommendations.

Nuclear is the least talked about, but in some ways could be the most powerful dual tool in terms of generating the power.

As you all know, Congress created the DOE's Advanced Reactor Demonstration program to establish public-private partnerships.