"the current process for addressing vulnerabilities in the electric grid is not sufficient."
"We have to be diligent, but we have to do more than that. We have got to solve this problem."
"However, this replacement clearly fails to keep the promises made in the Republican resolution to replace the Affordable Care Act, and it would be a step backward for the American people."
"The Republicans promised to increase the number of insured Americans and to lower health care premiums."
"That is a far cry from the Republican claims that this bill will cover millions of the uninsured."
"I find this bill like a bad penny--it keeps on coming back. And it doesn't make sense now, particularly since we have the Affordable Care Act."
"This particular requirement on diabetic testing supplies has been guaranteed by 47 states, and that would be eliminated by the Blackburn bill in those states."
"I must say, Mr. Chairman, that I find it amazing when people quote the wisdom of Dennis Hastert to say you don't force them to buy a Cadillac."
"Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement."
"What is good for oil companies is not always good for America. That is especially true of this proposal."
"True energy security means reducing our oil dependence and moving to cleaner, safer, domestic energy."
"Some will say we have to make tradeoffs and sacrifice our air quality for lower gas prices, but with this project, we would be sacrificing our air quality for higher gas prices."