I see first-hand the widespread benefits associated with energy production.
I would first like to congratulate and welcome Representative Swalwell on his appointment as Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee.
these jobs can't be outsourced.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of energy to America's success.
The timing has never been better.
There are so many things that Democrats and Republicans agree about when it comes to energy.
I would like to thank all of our witnesses for your testimony and for staying around so we can ask some questions of you.
I would like to talk a little bit about coal and the technology improvements in that sector sometimes are overlooked.
The post offices are absolutely essential in our rural areas.
I am a strong supporter of an all-of-the-above energy strategy.
We can do this by increasing natural gas production on Federal public lands, in my opinion.
I want to ensure that we all do not leave this hearing thinking that there is a direct link between increased revenues through tax hikes and...
It appears to me that most of the sequester was eliminated, and that is the first real cuts that we have made.
The gross debt increases $17.2 trillion to $25.4 trillion. That does not sound like a lot of belt tightening to me.
I think the sequester could have been done a lot more diplomatically and a lot more beneficially.
how the American people can be assured that the border is truly secure?
We've got to get the politics right and the permitting right, back to the Governor's earlier comments about the need to be more efficient an...
Well, thank you. I think all of us look forward to seeing the Task Force recommendation in a timely manner.