Henry Waxman

At this point I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).

I just want to say to my good friends who feel that we've got to move the bill forward and we've got to get a better bill, I understand that, and this bill is going to move forward. But for those who really want a good bill, we're not…

In other words, a woman who may die from her pregnancy, if she is in for emergency services, the doctor can refuse to give her emergency services if his conscience would prohibit performing an abortion. Taken as a whole, this bill is a…

I think that emotions are running high. I am glad we're putting both of these memos into the record.

I know that Ranking Member DeGette will do an able job in pointing out why this ought to be part of the record.

The release of this specific document does not take the investigation any more than the release of all these other documents.

I think we ought to have a motion to put it in the record.

Who has the legal authority to make the decision on the issue of subordination, is it the Treasury Department or the Department of Energy?

Preventing the Department of Energy from testifying is not fair, suppressing exculpatory evidence is not fair.

This investigation is beginning to resemble a kangaroo court.

We're going to get only one side of the story, and that's no way to run an investigation.

The Department of Energy runs the program and they heard from you, your department, that there were concerns about the subordination issue, isn't that correct?

This isn't a document they have time to review, this is a document they've had since the very first day of our hearings on Solyndra.

I think the United States should focus where we have a competitive, financial advantage.

I don't see evidence of wrongdoing by government officials, just a bad investment decision.

This agenda may be good for the oil companies, it may be good for the coal companies, but it is terrible for the American people and our economy.

We will lose millions of jobs if we give up the industry to China.

I cannot disagree more strongly with the chairman's statement. The clean energy economy will be the growth industry of this century.

I think that was the right decision.

I opposed this provision in 2005 and I think the last 6 years have demonstrated that it was the wrong approach.

We are not going to achieve our job creation and pollution reduction goals without new transmission to connect our renewable resources to the electric grid.

Over the next decade, the global clean energy market is going to be worth $2.3 trillion and we cannot afford to surrender this market to China or other countries with aggressive clean energy policies.

This is a vital issue. One reason it is so important is the relationship between transmission and renewable energy.

Well, let me ask, if we had a unanimous consent request, could we change the amendment? As I understand it, we could. The Acting CHAIR. The proponent may modify her amendment by unanimous consent.

Well, this amendment wouldn't change the bill. This amendment simply says that mercury has the potential to be a neurotoxin that could affect children.