I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll The result was…

Thank you again for your service to this Committee. I know you will do great work over on Energy.

I think that we have used the EDA actually really well in West Virginia most recently on a lot of different infrastructure development and job training and development.

I think that is very aspirational. I saw where the President said he wants all thorough vehicles to be electric.

In West Virginia we say coal keeps the lights on, which it does, but it also powers a lot of vehicles, and it employs a lot of people.

I would hope that the transparency pledge would follow through on that, if you reach decisions, who is making that decision and how it was determined.

If we disenfranchise a lot of the power sources that we can make cleaner in the process, I am talking natural gas and coal, that now provides our baseline fuel, I mean our baseline power here in this country, we are going to stick the plug…

it is nice to see you in the Chair, Mr. President. I haven't seen that for a while. Congratulations to you. I feel like yesterday I was in the movie ``Back to the Future.'' I rise today to voice my deep concern with the lengthy Executive…

I would like to thank, first of all, the preceding speaker, Senator Klobuchar, for her efforts to help those venues in those entertainment areas that at this point have been left out. We certainly have some of those in West Virginia, and I…

I rise today to honor a good friend of mine and to thank Commissioner Henry C. ``Hoppy'' Shores for his many years of service to Kanawha County, WV, and America. Hoppy was born in Dunbar, WV, during the Great Depression. Hoppy lost his…

it's time to turn the page and begin new administration.

I rise today to talk of one of West Virginia's very own--Police Officer Cassie Johnson. Officer Johnson was a member of her hometown of Charleston's police department, where she joined less than 2 short years ago. She was a devoted…

The transition to Biden should begin.

I am here today to join some of my fellow Senators here to talk about giving thanks to our military servicemembers and our veterans. Certainly, this is the thankful and grateful season that we are heading into. I think November has a lot…

I am so proud to be here today to join my colleagues to discuss the current Supreme Court vacancy and, specifically, the excellent choice President Trump made in selecting Amy Coney Barrett to fill that vacancy. I, like my colleagues and…

I rise to address broadband connectivity and broadband access in rural States like the Presiding Officer's State and my State of West Virginia. Our Nation has experienced a very tough couple of months because of the coronavirus pandemic…

I rise today to honor and thank a very good friend of mine, Mayor George Karos of the city of Martinsburg--I said his name wrong, and I don't want to do that because he is a good friend of mine--for his great service to the city of…

I ask unanimous consent that Emily Sammons, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges through the remainder of the week. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered ____________________

the world we are living in today is a very different one than we envisioned when we rang in the new year in the beginning of 2020 or even when we celebrated St. Patrick's Day in March. COVID has altered almost every aspect of our lives…

I would like to thank my colleagues from Florida and from Tennessee for their great service to our Armed Forces and our Armed Services and great support. I enjoyed hearing Senator Blackburn from Tennessee talk about her Tennesseans. I…

I want to thank my colleague from Oklahoma, Senator Lankford, for his dedication to this issue and his very substantive output. I was privileged to serve on the minigroup that put a lot of work into this under Senator Scott's very able…

I am pleased to be here with my fellow Senator from Nebraska and the other Members of the small team that was really blessed to be asked to join Senator Scott as he led us to where we are today, which is introducing the JUSTICE Act. I am…

I am very pleased to join my colleague from Iowa to highlight the need to responsibly reopen America and our economy as we continue to fight this COVID pandemic.

it is an honor for me to be here with my fellow Senators. I was very moved by Senator Ernst's recounting not only of her service but of the service of so many Iowans, and Senator Blunt, as well, from Missouri, reminding me of what Memorial…

I rise today to address the healthcare and economic crisis facing our Nation because of COVID-19. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 1.5 million Americans have tested positive for COVID and more than 90,000 have died. And…