It stops frivolous lawsuits. And at the end of the day, Mr. Chairman, most importantly, it helps us move forward on projects that actually achieve outcomes that are positive.

We are going to have to triple it in order to facilitate, in order to realize the 'benefits' of this energy transition.

The BUILDER Act, introduced by Representative Garret Graves, includes many provisions that would address these priority recommendations and would greatly improve the NEPA process.

the average environmental review takes approximately 7 years.

The BUILDER Act brings much-needed reform to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

When are Democrats going to show up for business of the American people?

We all benefit from the investments prior generations made in our nation's electric system. It is now our turn to build on those efforts for future generations.

It is really offensive that they wouldn't even show up for a hearing on the Committee that has jurisdiction over many of their actions.

it is nauseating to listen to some of this. It is really stunning.

We are the most generous, compassionate, wealthy Western nation in the world for immigration.

We could fix our border in 1 week.

I had a meeting with Mr. Deese and Secretary Kerry, where they explicitly discussed litigation reform, they explicitly discussed NEPA reform.

this bill will actually help, because what it does is it forces earlier interaction.

I would charge you with thousands of murders as principle, too.

I would argue, no other country is capable of doing that, only this Nation, the greatest country ever.

As Senator Cassidy knows very well, we face a significant challenge in that Ochsner serves patients who come from low income, rural, and historically underserved communities.

I think we need to focus on preparing future health care workforce.

I think we need to focus on preparing future health care workforce.