I am a strong supporter of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration, otherwise known as CCUS. This technology allows us to turn carbon dioxide into a valuable product. Some anti-fossil fuel, ``keep it in the ground'' advocates only…

well, it is great to be on the floor today. I think we have much to celebrate. We have a lot of tired people, I think, who have devoted a lot of time and energy to this effort. And so, after a long week of amendments, it is time to get…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by Senators Carper and Schumer for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this week, the Senate has been considering historic infrastructure legislation. We have seen a lot of positives in this process. Twenty-two amendments have been processed, and 12 of those amendments have been adopted. Many of those are…

I am in support also as a ranking member. Vote on Amendment No. 2358 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Hearing no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 2358) was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

I rise in support of this amendment. I am the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Appropriations for Homeland Security. The President's budget request included a rescission of $2 billion that we, as Members of this body, put, enacted, as…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for several minutes on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am in full support of using the 15-minute deadline that we have anyway and actually enforcing this. There is a lot of interest in this bill, as there should be. There are a lot of amendments pending. We want…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to add my voice with the chairman of the EPW Committee. I think, in consideration of everybody's time, we have got four more amendments and maybe more. We could roll through these if we would just…

I want to thank the sponsors of the Van Hollen-Rounds amendment, and I am in full support of this bipartisan amendment. As the chairman explained that public-private partnerships under TIFIA would be backed by the surety bond, which would…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for 1 minute on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have great respect for my colleague from Utah, but I am in firm opposition to his amendment. It would completely undo months of hard work, bipartisan hard work. The two major bipartisan infrastructure bills that Chairman Carper and I and…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to support this amendment. This amendment, as we know, would require the Department of Transportation to conduct a highway cost allocation study--the first one since 1997. Vehicles are different than they were in 1997, and roadway…

I rise in support of this bipartisan amendment in the spirit in which it has been offered. The amendment will designate five different States--Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia--as the future Interstate 14 corridor. The…

I don't have an objection. I just wanted to say to the--to Chairman Carper here and others in the bipartisan group and all of us here: We are ready to get this thing started. This is a great way for Members to say what they like and what…

I want to begin by thanking the chairman of our EPW Committee. We work tremendously well together. He gave a great speech right there, outlining not only the difficulties that we had reaching consensus but really how the building blocks of…

I would just like to join my chairman and thank him again. This will be our third amendment of the night. I think it shows good progress for all of us. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior…

I look forward to working on this, as well.

We should be able to have our waterway systems free and available for that type of economy.

I think that is something that we need to prioritize.

We know this is an issue that is going to grow. It is not like it is going to shrink and go away.

This Committee has a leading role in ensuring the safety and security of our Nation's core infrastructure system.

I think this has been a great hearing and eye opening in some ways, because of the challenges, but also some of the gaps.

For some reason, our younger generation is not getting in there.