Diana DeGette

I believe that their testimony would greatly inform the subcommittee's investigation of the Department of Energy loan guarantee to Solyndra.

Last night, Republicans voted to block funding for clean vehicles, and they voted to take away funding for innovative renewable energy projects.

Republicans in Congress are now dancing on Solyndra's grave, but they seem to have a case of collective amnesia.

I respect that they have this constitutional prerogative, but I am disappointed they will not answer our questions.

Do I think that this bill will solve the root problems of the drug shortage crisis? No. But do I think it is a necessary first step? Absolutely.

We need to look clearly at science when determining what those regulations should be and we need to balance in a scientific and careful way job creation and the preservation of public health.

I haven't heard any evidence that the EPA regulations that are being proposed are actually having a detrimental effect on jobs in this country.

Because I will tell you why, because they are from different places and I don't want people to give an inaccurate view of where they are from.

I must say that I was tempted to object to these on the basis that they are just incomplete.

I see numerous studies over the year that indicate poor people are disproportionately affected by pollution because they live in areas that tend to have more factories.

GDP has grown over 200 percent since the Clean Air Act's passage, correct?

The economy has grown since the Clean Air Act was promulgated.

We need to keep in mind the purpose of the Clean Air Act: To protect the health of Americans.

I believe the purpose of this committee is to investigate what can be done, not to forward a political agenda.

I think that oversight directed towards ensuring efficient and effective federal regulation is an important endeavor.

No, the problem is----

I have been on this subcommittee for 15 years and I am just as much concerned about this Solyndra loan as everybody else is.

Solar energy development is not a Democratic or a Republican issue; it is an issue of securing American energy innovation for decades to come.

The minority opposed this investigation, and that couldn't be farther from the truth.

OMB doesn't have the right to tell us whether we can copy the documents or not.

I want to go a little bit more in depth into some of the issues that we face trying to work on interoperability between our governmental agencies and privately owned endeavors.

I am glad we are having this overview hearing and I am also happy to work with the majority on additional hearings in the particular issues of cybersecurity.

I appreciate the support of Ranking Member, Ms. DeGette, and the minority in this investigation.

The reviewers found the following problems with these industry-funded studies. First, the existence of 'so many flaws in design and execution that the authors' conclusions are rendered essentially meaningless.'

I also fear that too often the device industry and also people like me who are eager to see cures and treatments for diseases kind of minimize those tradeoffs between safety and speed.