I thank my friend, my neighbor from Maryland, for inviting a number of us to come to the floor today, this afternoon, to talk a bit about the Affordable Care Act. I am really honored to stand next to him here as we do sit next to each…

the concern is related to the volatility in the market used by refineries to comply with the renewable fuel standard.

People buy ethanol for fuel for their vehicles for different reasons.

I applaud the author of the bill for gathering that kind of support. This is the way we ought to move a bill.

In 2007, Congress took a number of steps to try to change our energy future.

I am very proud of this achievement.

we want to make sure that what we are doing, if we are going to move from E10 to E15, the effect on the environment.

We have been talking about this for a long time.

We don't say thanks enough to the Capitol Police and, frankly, to law enforcement officers probably in our own States.

this really is a good panel, and this is an issue about which people have some real serious differences.

we need more certainty. We need more predictability. We need less volatility.

I think I have some reservations about the legislation that is before us.

It is one of those rare opportunities for Democrats and Republicans to join together, not in conflict, not in vitriol, not in back-biting, but actually having fun together.

I think Republicans would be troubled if we had a situation... where Democrats were a majority in the House, majority in the Senate, and also had the presidency.

As a former Governor, it concerns me. It concerns me.

I wanted to express my support for the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act, also known as the WILD Act. I commend my Senate colleagues for passing this legislation last week. I firmly believe that we have a moral duty to be good…

This is a source of real concern, certainly to our side of the aisle.

I believe it is 44 percent. Forty-four percent.

There is, over the horizon, a huge demand for electricity that is going to come from electric vehicles.

That is deeply troubling, I think for any of us. I don't care what party we are part of.

Nuclear doesn't put out any sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxide or carbon dioxide, no mercury, and it has to be part of our solution.

It is critical for the Commission to have consistent leadership from both political parties, especially as the industry faces a challenging future.

I think, in order to meet that need, part of that generation of electricity has to come from nuclear.

when I came onto the floor, you were not presiding; you were on the floor talking about the Visa Waiver Program. It is an agreement we have with almost 40 other nations that allows for the free flow of visitors from those countries to our…

When we talk about cutting $800 billion out of the program, it is not just the poor women and children who are going to get hurt, it is those old people.