the increased interconnection and the smart--development of the smart grid, it is a really valuable part of our system

Do you think they need that authority?

That information, it could determine the behavioral patterns of the residents in the home, correct?

I am disappointed in the budget overall, not necessarily how you allocated the money, but the request.

What functions could be provided for in the Guard and Reserve? So instead of reducing the size of the Guard and Reserve we ought to be expanding the size of the Guard and Reserve and maintaining it so that we don't have to reduce our…

I might add for the record that I was in the private sector when, in order to get NAFTA to meet some arithmetic need, they found some current revenue...

If we could remove sort of the incendiary agendas on each side and actually just look at the merits, there would be a lot of common ground around here.

Again I find myself in agreement with Senator Coburn.

I think it is very important that we move beyond the mindless narrative that government is just big, bloated, and fat.

If we really are serious about debt reduction, here is a vehicle for trying to get at savings.

The relationship between you and the other commissioners has been damaging to the reputation of the NRC.

If they believe it is just a political organization and becoming more politicized all the time, then you damage that credibility.

The only thing the NRC has going for it is credibility. Under your leadership, that credibility has been diminished.

I am shocked, Secretary Lyons, that you would tell us that operating on a CR has implications for agencies out there.

I believe it is a very important program, and that is another program where, again, in an austere budget, we tried to keep that as high as possible.

Wouldn't it be better if we had a steady budget for SMRs?

Last year I supported efforts in Congress to increase funding for industry cost-shared programs to help extend the life of the current fleet of reactors.

It is a cloud hanging over economic development and job creation.