Who has the legal authority to make the decision on the issue of subordination, is it the Treasury Department or the Department of Energy?
Henry Waxman
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Henry Waxman is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on health care, environmental policy, and consumer protection. During his tenure, Waxman played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a prominent advocate for climate change legislation. He chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on issues such as tobacco regulation and health care reform.
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.
We're going to get only one side of the story, and that's no way to run an investigation.
The release of this specific document does not take the investigation any more than the release of all these other documents.
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.
I think the United States should focus where we have a competitive, financial advantage.
I know that Ranking Member DeGette will do an able job in pointing out why this ought to be part of the record.
I think that emotions are running high. I am glad we're putting both of these memos into the record.
I don't see evidence of wrongdoing by government officials, just a bad investment decision.
I opposed this provision in 2005 and I think the last 6 years have demonstrated that it was the wrong approach.
This is a vital issue. One reason it is so important is the relationship between transmission and renewable energy.
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.
The new criteria take into account the inherent differences in food product categories.
The gentleman is absolutely correct. Make no mistake about it. H.R. 2250 has real legal effects, and those effects weaken our protections from air pollution and harm the health of all Americans, especially our children. No matter how many…
Okay. Let me point out I have a statement by the American Boiler Manufacturers Association. These are the companies that actually design, manufacture and supply the commercial, institutional, and industrial boilers. The Acting CHAIR. The…
A point of parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California will state his inquiry.
And my colleagues, we just heard from the chairman of the subcommittee handling this bill, and there are two statements that are just absolutely inaccurate. He said this bill does not weaken the Clean Air Act. I don't know what weakening…
the CFBAI's new groundbreaking category specific uniform nutrition criteria will further improve the foods in child-directed advertising
Well, let's worry about that later. How about the substance of that change? Would you be willing to accept that change in the findings on the legislation?
Well, let me yield to the gentleman from Kentucky. Maybe he'll be satisfied with that change because you're stating it in a very clear, unequivocal way as a scientific finding. Would the gentleman from Kentucky be willing to agree to that…





