Growing nuclear weapons threats and the tens of billions of dollars needed to maintain the nuclear deterrent underscore the urgency for creating efficient, effective, and durable governance and management of DOE's nuclear security missions.

The recent crisis revealed to more Americans the strategic threats of China, Russia, and other adversaries.

The pandemic exposed the security and strategic risks from ceding leadership on oil and gas.

It is good to have you before the Subcommittee today and good to see you are thriving after your promotion to Cabinet Secretary.

Would you agree that it would be advisable to reduce methane emission more than what we do today and to be able to work with the states?

This conversation about CalPERS does affect those of us in Michigan and Ohio and other places as well.

It authorizes DOE to reduce methane emission from flaring and venting natural gas during production activities.

We took an aggressive stance, we pushed our curve down. There are studies that show that these actions save tens of thousands of lives.

It's going to be -- we're going to be hard pressed to give parents confidence and teachers confidence and that our kids and everyone is safe to resume.

We need to be banding together. And yet, what we've gotten is inconsistent at best. Derisive remarks from the White House. Things that are, you know, aimed at politicizing public health when lives are on the line.

Well thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome back to you. And welcome back, Mr. Secretary.

It is also in its present format causing unnecessary billions of dollars to be paid by consumers because of the outdated law.

I appreciate the fact that you will be coming to Michigan later this week also.

I hope we can move that forward and use land appropriately and also provide the amazing economic impact that it could possibly be.

Now, in Congress, I am trying to do my part in more ways than one, than to just talk about the 'salad bowl of the world,' but making sure that we actually get other Members involved.

Rodney Davis, a Republican, and myself have started the Ag Research Caucus to highlight the importance of federal investments in agriculture research.

So, if they keep moving up, we're going to dial back if we have to. And that's the last thing any of us wants.

What an honor it is to be on this House floor with you here today in representation of the 700,000 constituents I serve from Michigan's 11th District. We are here for the activity of this House floor. We are here for the grand deliberation…