Thank you, Chairman Goodlatte. And welcome, again, to our forum here, a very regular visitor to the Judiciary Committee.

This Committee, and not the courts, is the appropriate place to consider those consequences.

I fear that pursuing this serious and complex issue through the awkward use of an inept statute was not, and is not, the best course of action, and I'm not alone in this view.

We are at a critical time in developing America's energy policy, and decisions we make today will have an impact...

The relationship with law enforcement falls within my shop at Apple.

Did encryption exist before the invention of the iPhone?

I have expressed from time to time the hope that we could work collaboratively in some areas of mutual interest; but in particular those centering on strengthening Congress' ability to conduct oversight of the executive branch.

Hopefully, there won't be any dangerous accidents before that time, because once it occurs and it affects our streams and rivers, as you know, I have been told that you just can't clean it up.

It has become increasingly clear that our Nation's electricity grid requires transformation to address reliability and security issues.

It is critical we take real steps to address climate change.

The Department of Energy plays a critical role in America's national security and economic prosperity.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It rewards friends, it punishes enemies, it listens to some and ignores others.

I have said, the only thing positive about the President's budget is that it will be his last.

I think we do need to approve that Compact.

I particularly want to join my colleagues in commending Chief Dine on your years of hard work and service.

This budget omits tens of millions of dollars spent to defend against frivolous lawsuits groups file against the Department.

The people who need to be cared about and need to be served are those that are not going to be heard in this particular budget.