"Republicans claimed then--just as they do now--that the solution was to produce more oil domestically."
"Production has increased dramatically since that time. Our domestic crude oil production has increased by nearly 300,000 barrels a day."
"I think we should make sure that all of these analyses used the best available data and incorporate realistic assumptions."
"Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement."
"The mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is to license and regulate the Nation's civilian use of nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the com..."
"Chairman Shimkus has alleged that your decisions about Yucca Mountain are 'illegal' and 'politics at the highest level.'"
"Mr. Grazer appears to be alleging that you delayed action on the Yucca Mountain report for political purposes."
"I would like to thank Chairman Bono Mack for holding this timely and important hearing."
"The private sector can and must do a better job of safeguarding sensitive personal information."
"I am hopeful this committee can again in a bipartisan fashion pass the Data Accountability and Trust Act."
"I've long been a proponent of transparency in the executive branch. Transparency improves decision making, it makes government more accountable, it produces better results."
"the hearing is being held, it seems to me, more to give Members on the Republican side of the aisle an opportunity to say, 'They didn't come, they wouldn't come.'"