Thank you very much, Senator Cardin.

Nearly all of you on the panel today have suggested in one way or another that the United States should reduce our reliance on imported minerals for either economic or national security reasons.

The cost to ship soda ash from rural Wyoming to ports and domestic consumers is substantial.

The other side of the coin is improving the ability to export raw materials and goods.

when one is working with Senator Inhofe together, I know of no stronger and better legislator in this building.

The Nuclear Innovation and Modernization Act is comprehensive. It is innovative.

Thank you very much for all your hard work on this and making sure we get something that so many of us could cosponsor.

it was 7 years ago that Democrats in Congress passed ObamaCare. They promised lower healthcare costs. What they delivered was a Washington mandate for expensive insurance that many people found actually wasn't insurance they could use…

I truly believe this legislation is a critical piece in addressing our climate and clean air goals.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Coats nomination?

Well, it is about 50-50. But when you talk about the heavy hand of a bureaucratic government and the impact on the lives of the people who live there, it is dramatic. It can be very punishing, as we have seen over the last 8 years with…

joining my colleague here on the floor, I agree with all of the comments the Senator from Arizona has made. They are interesting because as to the history of the State of the Senator from Arizona and his family history, Judge Gorsuch has a…

I want to thank all of you for being here today to testify.

I am hearing the exact same thing at home. The premiums in our State for people having to buy on the exchange have gone up double digits. I think we had the same thing happen in your State year after year, to the point where if you only…

thank you for allowing me to engage in this colloquy with my friend and colleague, Senator Blunt from Missouri, who has been a real leader not just in the Senate but when he was in the House, traveling to all of the hospitals in Missouri…

America needs to be a leader of nuclear development. We need to create an environment where entrepreneurs can flourish and create jobs here at home that will revitalize our nuclear energy sector.

Nuclear energy is clean, safe, reliable, and affordable. It is also a major boost for the economy.

This broadly bipartisan bill will strengthen American energy independence, foster innovation and job creation.

This bipartisan legislation will enable the development of innovative reactors with bold new technologies.

I want to commend you and commend your team for the good work that you have done in bringing to light the Department of Energy's mismanagement of the public stockpile of excess uranium.

I am a strong supporter of American nuclear energy. It is a vital component of our all-of-the-above American energy plan.

Terrific. The performance in the report and reporting provision in our legislation directs the NRC to expressly budget for the funding necessary to complete license reviews requested by the applicants and licensees.

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

I rise today to speak about bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen our Nation's nuclear energy capacity. It is called the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act. I am a strong supporter of American nuclear energy. It is a…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Flake). Without objection, it is so ordered. Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act