We can't ignore the concerns of those people. We have to take them seriously and treat them the way we want to be treated.

The CEQ guidance follows a trend of Federal agencies using guidance to try to force policy or regulatory changes outside the rulemaking process and without congressional authorities.

We cannot continue to let China get away with laundering solar energy components through other nations with absolutely no consequences.

Unfortunately, at every turn, this administration has made it clear that they care more about getting EVs on the road than they do about the energy security of this nation.

We have just got to press harder here because this is a national disaster.

We have a moral obligation to do that.

As the superpower of the world, we are reliant on China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries for far too many of our energy needs.

Which has not been implemented over at the Federal Highways sufficiently to make those projects go.

We cannot change the values of other countries that do not have our same values.

To outcompete the People's Republic of China (PRC), we need bold domestic investments and innovation ecosystems that bring manufacturing in critical technologies and industries back to the United States.

What is the statutory authority that you would move in this direction?

We have to show there is a bipartisan vision to strengthen our Nation's competitiveness and security by investing in American leadership across the board.

As the superpower of the world, we are reliant on China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries for far too many of our energy needs.

These numbers are alarming and should be a wake-up call that if we throw caution to the wind and move too quickly toward EVs without strengthening our domestic supply chain, we will be forced to rely on China for decades to come.

We are setting ourselves up to lose the 21st century to China.

To outcompete the People's Republic of China (PRC), we need bold domestic investments and innovation ecosystems that bring manufacturing in critical technologies and industries back to the United States.

We cannot change the values of other countries that do not have our same values.

Thank you, Chairman Carper, and thank you, Director Williams for being here.