The only thing I would ask you is this, sir. The aging of traditional electric base loads, the aging of these plants of coal and nuclear since they have been demonized and beaten the living crap out of.

These forecasts have not been that far off in the past, yet no one seems to be heeding your forecast warnings of what we are going to be facing as a country.

They're never going to carry the load, and we know that.

But why in the world are we beating it to death and making it so impossible to produce the energy the country needs?

I believe this is enormously good news for our nation.

We are really proud of the work that NASA does in West Virginia with the IV&V Program in Fairmont.

Our colleague, Rep. Dave McKinley, has had a long interest in this subject and has sponsored legislation along with Reps. Tom Price and John McNerney to provide bundled payments for post-acute care services under Medicare.

This is a paid-for program with $20 to $25 billion in savings to protect our Medicare system.

Proposals such as BACPAC have potential to reward quality, achieve savings, and strengthen the sustainability of the Medicare program.

A bill that innovates, improves efficiency, protects Medicare and has a pay for of $20 to $25 billion, I think it deserves meaningful consideration.

I am pleased the committee is examining post-acute care issues.

And you do not need any fossil whatsoever. We will find a way to make it, trust me.

Our critical infrastructure is vulnerable, but at least there is deterrence with folks like Russia and China

I am really concerned it is a dream, an ideological dream, because I don't see how they are going to cut back.

low-income families and households have lost 13 percent of their income between 2001 and 2013.

Now I am hearing this is going to save money for the consumer.

We heard over the years that the more EPA regulations create jobs. For every million dollars in regulations, it creates 1 1/2 jobs.

The statements earlier today by Ms. McCabe that the increased cost of about $8.5 billion is going to lead to lower utility bills I found fairly incredible.