The majority's claim that regulations inhibit job creation is not appropriate and correct.

The House will do its part, and for the sake of our economic future, I call on the Senate and the Obama Administration to do theirs.

I believe it is indisputable that this is slowing the recovery from the very large recession that followed the financial crisis of 2008.

Low taxes, government spending to--limiting government spending to 4 percent of GDP or less.

ICE released a bunch of illegal aliens this week due to sequestration. So how do you think that is going to be viewed by our neighbors?

I think that it is clear to me that Indian Point should be shut down.

As I said earlier, you know, if this was the first cut we were asking to you do, tough, but this is the third cut.

if this was the first cut we were asking to you do, tough, but this is the third cut.

I do have some concern, at least personally, about our research and development that we are putting into the Minuteman III...

If sequestration was the first cut we were asking of the military, I wouldn't really have much sympathy for you.

Okay. I don't know to whom to ask this question.

Great. Thank you. This committee has previously established that NRC has enough funding to complete and release the SER in our February 28, 2013, so we are not going to allow you to commingle this financial debate based upon other…

Collegiality is great, but just signing a letter because that is the majority way instead of you have opposition and you have a better way to do it, stand your ground.

As you have just read, releasing the SER is the very next action for the NRC to take.

I expect some of my colleagues will likely share some additional concerns with your response.

I don't think the staff should attempt to set policy on a matter on which the Commission has not yet reached a conclusion.

I am concerned the Commission risks undermining this balance by shifting to an unlimited application of the defense-in-depth philosophy in reaction to the Fukushima accident.

John Shimkus, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement.