Was your agency in communication with the EPA on the rule writing in saying we have a certain amount of these plants that are in existence, they have a life span of 10 to 15 more years, is there a way they can be grandfathered in and…

What I would request from you is to come up and help us come up with a policy where we need to protect it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it. I appreciate the panel being here.

If a state does not adopt a plan and we see our power plants close with these active loans, is that a possibility for default for you guys?

Is there a way to devolve from the Federal Government, and do what you do as far as guaranteeing them and stand behind them, but yet, let the private-sector do them so you don't have a bank within the USDA and the bureaucracy that goes…

I appreciate the panel being here. Mr. Shea, when you started off with talking about the decreased number of inspectors as dangerous in general, but especially in the face of an outbreak.

I just want to give you guys a thank you because you guys have financed so many things--a rural water treatment system in our area, rural hospitals--and you do a great job.

Mr. Speaker, I stand in opposition to this deal. This is a terrible deal for America, for the Middle East, and for the world. This is a deal that can't be verified. The IAEA, as so eloquently talked about by my colleague across the aisle…

I mean, it is a facade. We have seen that over and over again and we know that for a fact.

What we have seen over the course of the last 20 years is a slip or a slide into socialism.

And I think we need to restate the Monroe Doctrine. I think that is something that we need to stand for what the Western Hemisphere stands for.