Alan Grayson

Any effort to undermine those investments, including by stopping the Clean Power Plan from moving forward is short-sighted.

I hesitate to think that any of my colleagues would come out and say they're pro-pollution, but that's essentially what it means when you say that you're against clean power.

Pollution is an externality. It's basically like dumping your trash in your neighbor's backyard.

Dr. Tierney, do you believe it's important to keep these long-term economic and public health costs of inaction in mind if we continue to promote policies that keep the United States at the forefront of addressing the global threat of…

America needs new energy solutions, and it should position itself as an industry leader in the pursuit of these technologies.

Then your answer too seemingly very reluctantly is no, you did not consider any of the health consequences of pollution in the United States?

Maybe there should be some process through which, according to merit-based review, that Hub is permitted to continue pursuing promising research and maybe even profound new discoveries.

This amendment is identical to an amendment offered last year that passed the House by voice vote. The amendment seeks to prohibit the intelligence community from subverting or interfering with the integrity of any cryptographic standard…

The chairman of the committee has shown a great deal of courtesy and kindness and consideration, so I am going to try to keep this as short as possible.

I reclaim my time. I want to thank the chairman for his kind and insightful words, and I want to thank the chairman for his leadership in making sure that the healthcare needs of those who serve are met. I yield back the balance of my…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 36, line 1, after the…

This is a good government amendment the House passed by voice vote last year. It simply states that bonus payments should not be paid to contractors whose projects are behind schedule or over budget. I urge support for this amendment that…

This amendment is identical to other amendments that have been inserted by voice vote into every appropriations bill considered under an open rule during the 113th and 114th Congresses. My amendment would expand the list of parties with…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 114, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $150,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 105, line 9, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $2,500,000)''. Page 113, line 6, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec.__. None of the funds made available by…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Rohrabacher

First of all, I represent the American public here, not the American private. When I was an attorney, I represented private interest, just as you did. Now I represent the public. The reason we refer to the American public as the public is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. __. None of the finds made available by this Act may be used to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement whose…

Is the market basically trying to tell us that nuclear fission, as a market, is doomed, given the fact that uranium now costs 75 percent less than it did even seven years ago?

What does that tell us about the market's assessment of the future of nuclear energy?

For decades, the federal government has provided critical support for energy R&D.

I believe that now is the time to build and operate experiments that are capable of demonstrating that man-made fusion systems can consistently produce far more energy than it takes to fuel them.

Fusion holds the promise of providing a practically limitless supply of clean energy to the world.

Even with these benefits, however, storage technologies may face opposition because storage is a technology that can permanently disrupt the electricity sector's business-as-usual model.