Henry Waxman

It is important that this safety deadline does not slip as others have in the past.

For years, scientists have warned that climate change will bring more extreme weather and flooding, more heat waves and droughts.

NRC didn't detect the flaws in the generators before they were turned on. That raises important questions.

I commend her for her leadership.

Safety should be the Commission's top priority, and I urge the Commission to approve the NRC staff's recommendation to require filtered vents as soon as possible.

The Commission has an obligation to ensure that the reactor could operate safely before it is allowed to restart.

By all accounts, Chairman Macfarlane has ushered in a new era of collegiality at the Commission.

The projects funded by BTOP and BIP are transforming communities across the country.

The Government Accountability Office has made recommendations, some dating back years and years, and they failed to be implemented. Well, it begs the question: Why is this acceptable?

The current system to prevent improper payments is just simply not working, and I know we have some of the same witnesses we had here in December.

If we are serious about bringing down the cost of health care, if we are serious about protecting the patient, if we are serious about avoiding another sequester, if we are serious about fixing the inequities in the payment system for…

How can we protect the most vulnerable in our society if we don't protect the integrity of the system that was intended to serve them?

It is critical that the administration implement the provisions of the law that set up the Public Safety Response Program.

Assistant Secretary Strickling, NTIA has been a model of transparency and accountability.

Without these investments, some Americans would be excluded from today's digital economy.

Oversight of BTOP and BIP began as soon as the ink was dry on the Recovery Act.

I may not agree with the chairman's conclusions, but I commend him for his diligence.

Improving our health care system, both private and public, requires pursuing dollars that are wasted or diverted, dollars that add to our costs, but don't improve health.

Mr. Waxman made a point about that he wanted to see things that were common sense directions and applied in a reasonable manner.

It makes no sense. These standards save money, strengthen our economy, and reduce pollution. I urge the Administration to move forward and get them finalized.

Section 433 was intended to reduce carbon pollution by promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in government buildings in a common sense and reasonable manner.

Section 433 requires new and substantially rebuilt federal buildings to meet strong efficiency performance standards to reduce the use of energy generated from fossil fuels.

I commend you for what you have done in California.

Energy efficiency standards set a minimum floor for the efficiency of appliances and other products.

Thank you for holding this hearing today.