That is an interesting technology, too, on the renewable side with the battery storage.

We are not building another plant like Longview in this country at this time, correct?

In that case time is money if you have a permit application and you do not get permitted for five years, it exponentially increases the cost.

I would hate to say, but the Pennsylvania tax credit that they have was a pretty big carrot for them.

Is the reason that we are not building them here--is it the expense, the regulatory environment, the fear of the unknown, or a little bit of each?

Let us put them on an even tax credit playing field so that fair is fair.

And that is the Clean Power Plan?

I encourage the Board to expansively survey possible alternatives to identify rate review options that make economic sense, particularly for small businesses.

I introduced the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 to make the STB a more efficient and effective agency.

I am hopeful that the next president will quickly nominate, and the Senate quickly confirm, these additional members.

A few weeks ago, on June 22, it was the feast day of St. Thomas More. I was unable to get to the House floor that day, so I am going to tell you a little bit about him today. Sir Thomas More was known in the early 1500s as a Renaissance…

I worry every day about the cyber--breaking down the cybersecurity, how they hack and whack at us.

I think, to both of you all, is that--I mean, if you're looking at us as a--everybody says lack of money, it's always a money situation, to a certain extent, or is it a lack of, basically, siloing to where everyone's protecting their own…

Last year, I spoke on the House floor about my serious concerns about the Export-Import Bank's interference of energy companies and the country of Australia. In 2013, the Export-Import Bank approved a loan of $640 million in financing for…

With all that being said, you know, we have concern over our food supply, our energy supply.

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the only remaining postcloture time be the following: Capito-Baldwin, 15 minutes; Carper, 10 minutes; Markey, 10 minutes; further, that following the use or yielding back of that…

This is not a time to do that.

I would like to begin my statement first of all by congratulating Carla Hayden, who was just confirmed as the 14th Librarian of Congress. I know she will do a good job. I am very proud of her and I look forward to working with her and the…