I wanted Maine to have the most stringent environmental laws in the country and the most predictable and timely environmental process.

So if we are talking about legislative solutions to this problem, we should really narrow the focus to those minerals, not all import dependent materials, minerals, but those minerals that come from a source that is at risk for some reason.

I think that what some folks are concerned about is that this will be, kind of, a Trojan horse for opening up regulation of mining, generally, of any mineral, not necessarily a critical mineral.

It is always a good idea to find efficiencies and save money throughout the Federal Government, or the State or local government, whenever you can.

I am gravely concerned about an exponential increase in the export of natural gas and LNG.

This Congress cannot repeal the law of supply and demand.

I think ISO New England has done a very good job encouraging demand response and I think they've, I would commend them for pointing out dual-fuel is the economically correct approach but that the states oppose it so they're left with the…

But on the electrical transmission side, if it goes in at the rate base, the ratepayers are taking that risk.

I fear that we are making a lot of investments and a lot of bets based upon what could be an anomalous period of ultra-low natural gas prices.

There is rarely a silver bullet but there is often silver buckshot, which means a multiplicity of solutions added together will create a solution to the problem.

I object to the characterization of renewables as making power when they feel like it.

But are they? The New England pipeline proposal was that the ratepayers of all of New England would take that risk.

What happens if natural gas prices return to $6.50, $7.00, $8.00 per billion cubic feet?

Well, I know it worked. I know it happened this winter, because I walked to the shore in my home town of Brunswick and saw on the horizon the Cousins Island oil plant emitting, you know, you could see something coming out of it and I don't…

We need to talk about electrical line capacity as well as pipeline capacity, but I think we also need to talk more broadly about alternative solutions.

Do you think it is a good idea, Mr. Mnuchin, that Congress should work toward certainty when it comes to the tax code for individuals and small businesses to make those lower taxes permanent so our economy can continue to grow and give…

Last, sir, I introduced a bill this Congress, the Iranian Leadership Transparency Act, H.R. 1638, and 6 months ago when you were here, sir, we discussed it a little bit.

I am absolutely delighted to be here today. I think this marks a milestone and an opportunity for us to accomplish something important for the people of this country.