mrs. capito: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. thank you, senator manchin, for such a gracious tribute to our good friend, woody williams, and his family, to his generation, and to his love of our country and a love of freedom, and thank you for the leadership that you showed to make sure that tomorrow could happen. i know we worked on this together, but it was -- this is not an easy lift to lie in honor, as you know, in the united states capitol. but, to me, it's so symbolic of a generation. and i have encouraged everybody that i've seen to please come and pay their respects to woody or to that greatest generation that woody symbolizes in his passing. i also want to thank the family -- i can't see them from where i sit over here -- i'm right underneath you guys -- woody had two daughters and five grandsons and three great-grandchildren, one of which is is daughter, a great-granddaughter. and i have had the pleasure of spending time with them over the last several days. so i rise today to honor a

mrs. capito: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. president. i'd like to thank the senator from maryland, senator cardin, for his good, hard work with senator cramer on the subcommittee. senator cardin and i share the chesapeake bay. he's got a lot more of it than i do, but we've worked on those issues for years together, and i think that shows that his dedication not just to his state but to the environment. and so i appreciate all of his efforts. i'm very pleased to rise today in strong support of the bipartisan water resource development act of 2022. this is the bill we're considering today. we call it wrda. most of us know it as wrda. congress authorizes water resource projects and sets national policies for the civil works program and u.s. corps of engineers. the work of the corps dictates commerce. projects along our waterways enable the movement of cargo while also bolstering our supply chain. the support and partnership during this process were integral for us to reach a solid agreement. so, mr. chair, i

mr. chairman. >> thank you and thank you senator capito for suggesting we hold this hearing today. today this is not a new idea. i came here in 2021 and i remember well the conversation i had with the senator from west virginia who was born in north carolina. the time i was the only native west virginian in the senate. robert heard one of the things he mentioned to me when a -- was the ability to capture and sequestered carbon dioxide and the old saying that someone has passed away are rolling over in their grave. robert byrd is rolling over in his grave cheering these recommendations. turning it to our steam panel of witnesses we will hear from them and a minute. first will be jason albritton at the nature conservancy and second we will hear from brad townsend vice president for policy and average for the center for climate and energy solutions and third luvall here from jason lancios. i hope i have that right and if i don't just tell me. technology assessment division of the louisiana department of natural resources and i'm sure senator cassidy will correct me if i need to be cor

mr. carper: thank you, madam president. madam president, i might just add, what is all this about? it's water resources development act. we're trying to move it along and expedite it. i don't know if senator capito son the floor. but senator cardin is here and senator cramer and many thanks to all of them and the leadership on both sides of the aisle. it's important legislation. we're happy to get it moving. i yield back. mr. braun: madam president. the presiding officer: senator from indiana. mr. braun: move to proceed to calendar number 448, s. con. 43. the clerk: motion to proceed to s. con. res. 43, setting forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2023 and so forth. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. mr. braun: madam president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote:

mrs. capito: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. thank you, senator manchin, for such a gracious tribute to our good friend, woody williams, and his family, to his generation, and to his love of our country and a love of freedom, and thank you for the leadership that you showed to make sure that tomorrow could happen. i know we worked on this together, but it was -- this is not an easy lift to lie in honor, as you know, in the united states capitol. but, to me, it's so symbolic of a generation. and i have encouraged everybody that i've seen to please come and pay their respects to woody or to that greatest generation that woody symbolizes in his passing. i also want to thank the family -- i can't see them from where i sit over here -- i'm right underneath you guys -- woody had two daughters and five grandsons and three great-grandchildren, one of which is is daughter, a great-granddaughter. and i have had the pleasure of spending time with them over the last several days. so i rise today to honor a