Most West Virginians believe that the most important thing that we can be concerned about is the security of this Nation, being more energy independent.

We should be having a more robust portfolio than basically picking winners and losers.

We're going from according to DOE, 2 percent of the world's battery manufacturing to 40 percent within the next 4 years.

I absolutely agree that we need a broad policy that's in place.

Are they over regulating or over legislating their base load coal?

Just give me some tariff protection and I can compete with them.

Given that this also is for budgeting, do you have some R&D money allocated for researching alternate uses for spent fuel rods?

In light of what has happened in Japan, I assume the NRC still has the authority to grant the permits for continuing the design implementation of nuclear facility?

I have had opportunities to talk to quite a few coal companies and they are not getting any subsidies.

We feel left behind.

I have had conversations with him and he is very frustrated with what is happening long term.

Mr. President, I have comments I wish to make on 1099 which are at odds with the distinguished Senator from Nebraska, but I will hold that for another moment. Amendment No. 183 I think it is well known that in West Virginia we have had our…

I see a paradox with this. I heard the administration talking about we want to do more research and development in energy but yet the very laboratory that you all fund is being reduced by $800 million.

Chairman Rockefeller monitored the NAIC's reconsideration of whether agent and broker commissions should be exempted from the MLR calculation.

money that was intended to give consumers relief from the high cost of health care would instead be converted into additional revenue for agents, brokers, and health insurance companies.

The shuttle also helped capture the imagination of a new generation of people too young to remember previous missions.

Any progress we can make on this front will pay dividends for years to come.

No conversation on implementation, however, would be complete without also discussing the destructive impact that sporadic funding is having on NASA's mission and priorities.