Beware of those investments that look so good that you can't lose anything, that you will make a fortune in a short time.
I understand that some of my colleagues have concerns about deregulation of the electric industry.
If we fail to correct the flaws in these systems and soon, many believe more regions will be brought to their knees.
I can tell you that the ratepayers will not joyfully write checks and say, OK, well, we have to fix the systems.
The critical loss of power on August 14 brought a large part of the country to a standstill.
I hope so, because the public is a partner here.
I would hope that the target isn't the ratepayer who is going to be asked to pick up the load because the system was faulty.
I am appreciative that you are calling today's hearing on the blackout.
Can FERC play a role to address this kind of irresponsible part of behavior on the part of a utility?
I would hope that we go further in developing information because it is very hard in this kind of a fairly short burst to get the data that ...
Blackouts come with a high price tag: Massive public inconvenience, increased danger for citizens who find themselves in the dark.
This event dramatically demonstrated our vulnerabilities in the Nation's electrical grid and the need for mandatory reliability standards.
The lesson here is that it is time to support a global war on disease.
I don't think anyone who is designated as a potential terrorist should be purchasing firearms.
Do you believe that any individual whose name is on the terrorist watch list should have the freedom to purchase weapons legally in the Unit...
Well, if we have the liberty of detaining suspected terrorists without charge for a period of time, certainly we ought to say, hey, you just...
MADD believes that raising public awareness through a coordinated national media campaign coupled with high visibility law enforcement will ...
Mr. Speaker, for the past several years, we have noted that the President's annual budget for VA health care has requested little or no fund...
