My main problem with FERC Order 1000 is that it appears that under certain conditions an entity could be forced to pay for something that th...
I think it is Congress's role to make those decisions and I don't think the Executive Branch can just delegate the explicit authority given ...
Order 1000 seeks to provide flexibility to regions with respect to how regions should plan and pay for new transmission.
Secretary Chu's decision this week to not delegate this authority to FERC is quite timely because I noticed in my comments here, he had not ...
Additional investments in transmission infrastructure certainly will help our country meet anticipated future energy needs.
I usually think once there is an emphasis on independence of the Fed, it usually means the secrecy of the Fed.
Transparency of the Federal Reserve has been an issue that I have been working on for many years, and I consider it very, very important.
The Constitution is rather clear on if anybody is to have any oversight, it would be the Congress rather than the Executive Branch.
Look, Mitch McConnell said his top job was to make sure that Barack Obama gets defeated.
We go week after week in the Senate and do nothing. I feel like sometimes I should return my check because I go up they do no votes and no d...
Divided government when neither party controls the entire government, is the best time, the best time and some would argue the only time whe...
Look, divided government when neither party controls the entire government, is the best time, the best time.
I like the idea of the endowment. I have a suggestion. There's this guy I've been hearing about in the news, apparently he has a lot of mone...
Oh my goodness, you've come not asking for more money. I love it.
Thank you for holding these hearings. I don't have an opening statement. But I look forward to hearing the testimony.
The policy established by Speaker Pelosi and continued by Speaker Boehner is that every foreign delegation must be bipartisan.
This is a misguided policy that has no basis in House rules or policies.
As it is, this Administration has brought construction of new coal-fired generation to a near standstill, and things are only going to get h...
