I just want to give you an idea on the format because I am sure everybody is thinking, I want to ask some questions.

the forest products industry in Maine is in the midst of a crisis.

I want to thank you for your support of the Timber Innovation Act which is helpful for the mass timber and other products and new markets for wood.

One of the interesting things about Alaska that I learned when I went to Bethel, Alaska, with Senator Murkowski, was that Alaska largely has no grid.

we're in the midst of an energy revolution and that the islands are Bunker Hill.

That is essential, isn't it? I mean, you couldn't finance without some stable source of revenue.

I have always thought one of the important parts about pellets and this whole use of wood energy is, and you made this point, this is energy that comes from here.

I have always thought of plants like yours as a kind of insurance policy because you have a more stable fuel price.

So you are selling power into the grid, essentially, on a day-to-day market rate?

Any of you who have not visited the Composites Center at the University of Maine in Orono, it is just amazing what they are doing there.

Pursue federal policy parity across renewables. Biomass provides forest management services it is not compensated for and competes in an unfair marketplace in which other renewable forms of energy receive Section 45 production tax credits…

Senator King and Senator Collins' efforts to recognize the carbon neutrality of biomass have also been greatly appreciated.

pass the Biomass Thermal Utilization (BTU) Act of 2017 which Senator King is a primary sponsor

It doesn't have to be shipped across the ocean or----

This hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is now in order.

You are doing great. You are working on a bipartisan basis. You are taking this very seriously.

I rise today to talk about a subject that has been on our minds in recent weeks and months and, in fact, years; that is, healthcare--one of the most complex and confusing but important topics that we have to consider. Before I get into the…

I wish to express my strong support for the confirmation of Halsey Frank to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine. Mr. Frank has 30 years of experience working for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC, and in…