It is mind-boggling that you could think about having a major change with that little consideration.

I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of Senator Heinrich's Energy Technology Maturation Act.

Is it possible that Senate bill 186 could limit the delegation authority of the FERC Commissioners to staff in the event of a loss of a quorum?

I was surprised by Secretary Perry's directing FERC to implement cost-based rates in fully competitive markets for bulk power in what is an apparent attempt to subsidize both nuclear- and coal-fired generation.

Cliff, thank you very, very much for your very kind words. I am honored to receive this award. It is especially important because it comes from my peers, and I am humbled, given that prior recipients of this award included such giants as…

the idea that they would zero out this particular part in the budget is just entirely unacceptable

solving this is long overdue. There is strong bipartisan support.

When we say that one community can have broadband and another community cannot have broadband, it is tantamount to say one group of students can have textbooks this year and another group of students cannot have textbooks this year.

I want to observe--I don't know how to phrase this question, but the Senator from Minnesota made such an excellent point about dropping this on the States. I hadn't made that point. That was one of the things that came up over and over…

Thank you for inviting me to share a few words on behalf of my fellow Coloradan, Dr. Walter Copan.

If confirmed, I will work closely with Ambassador Hutchison and our Allies to ensure that commitments at the Warsaw Summit and Brussels Conference are met, and that NATO contributes robustly to the success of the new U.S. strategy.

It is my hope that the nominees before us today, if confirmed, could advance these partnerships to benefit U.S. national and economic security.

The nations of Vietnam and Timor-Leste are important partners for the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region.

I am not sure exactly what those words mean, but I know it allows me to speak so I am glad to have done it. I thank you for your leadership on the natural disasters we are having, particularly in Puerto Rico. There are 3.4 million American…

While specifically aimed at recreational fisheries management, H.R. 2023 is largely based on the same principles as H.R. 200.

H.R. 200 is composed of provisions aimed at getting better fisheries data to Federal managers so that they can make informed decisions regarding our Nation's fisheries.

It is my hope that we can use these bills in front of us today to produce a strong, bipartisan Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization that supports jobs and our fishermen by strengthening the science, data, and process used in Federal fisheries…

It is my goal that we can work within the proposals discussed here today to produce a product that reauthorizes and makes critical reforms to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.