What matters is executing on the mission and putting together the team that can best achieve that.

It is important for us to maintain any ability to decarbonize the economy. We must have this type of power coming online.

I am a strong supporter of nuclear energy and its role in providing reliable noncarbon power.

You might not understand this, but Representative Newhouse and I are really good friends.

I am hopeful that we can work together, Republicans and Democrats, House and Senate, and the administration, to enact a fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water appropriation bill by the start of the new fiscal year.

As was made clear at last week's hearings with Secretary Brouillette, the budget request for many of these programs is not as robust as most of us on this Committee would prefer.

I would just like to know why there is a benefit to it, and if there is a benefit to it.

I guess I'm kind of amazed at the budget request across the board here and I suspect you all are too, but I know you have to support the administration's budget request but in some areas, it is just woefully inadequate.

I think one of the biggest challenges we face in this country in our security doesn't come from nuclear weapons being launched at us, while certainly that is a threat. I think the future attack on this country is going to be from cyber.

I doubt very seriously that this committee is going to go along with the budget request. And, hopefully, I think we can have a 302(b) where we can address the deficiencies that are in this budget that are seen both by Republicans and…

I can't believe that--or I can believe the savings that will come from not having to refuel these when you have life-of-the-ship reactors.

What you do is vitally important to this country and the people of this country.

I think Congresswoman Kaptur said last year that this is the biggest infrastructure bill we have.

I thank Chairwoman Kaptur for calling this hearing.

I would like to yield my 5 minutes to Mr. Calvert, who has a defense hearing at 3:00.

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