I cannot believe it.

We used to have stockpiles of rare earth minerals.

We don't even mine any rare earth minerals, but we use more than any other country on Earth on a daily basis.

I have been told by my utility producers, whether they be electricity by coal-fired for baseload or whether it be our natural gas in all the pipelines, that we are building and pumping stations. I am concerned about the vulnerability.

I know I have been in numerous meetings with you and others where those of us who represent rural areas really emphasize the difficulty of attracting that private capital.

We may have a bit of a different view on how this could roll out.

The fuel security is, I believe, a national security and that's what these two reports are saying.

I find it just offensive that, according to this Bloomberg article that we are importing natural gas from Russia instead of using our own supplies, especially with all the gas that we have discovered in America that makes us such a large…

This is the foremost challenge to a reliable power grid in New England.

Can any of you explain why the pipelines are being held up so that we can use American resources to create American jobs?

I don't understand why the governments in the New England area are withholding permits to be able to build pipelines.

Senator Hassan mentioned the addictive quality of computer gaming on the young minds.

Competition is the best protection for consumers and the strongest prescription for a healthy economy.

As somebody who represents a state with a lot of seniors, this obviously is very important.

I think that completes our first round.

I particularly want to thank President Trump for nominating Christine Wilson as a nominee as FTC Commissioner.

Well, you've sat on both sides of the aisle. The only thing that seems to be bipartisan here today is spending money.

I think that's the most existential threat that we face.