"the opportunity here is great."
"I want to thank you for being here, and recognize your expertise in so many different groups and organizations that supported you being appointed to this position."
"This deal calls for a massive mobilization of resources, resources that could be more appropriately used to pay down $11.6 billion in Park Service maintenance backlog."
"unless we take action which includes massively expanding government, ultimately destroying federalism, and restricting individual liberties."
"this resolution does just the opposite."
"to meet the Nation's power needs entirely with clean energy would require almost 500,000 on- and off-shore wind turbines and over 75 million solar panels, and would cost roughly $7 trillion."
"I am extremely disappointed with the direction of this Committee and the Subcommittees in these first few weeks of business."
"When the government creates policies, its first priority should be the welfare of the people, especially those impacted the hardest, rather than big business and special interest groups looking for a ..."
"In closing, I'm all for protecting the environment and clean energy however until we have figure out a way to harness the sun, wind and water to sustain ourselves, we need to use what we have especial..."
"The bottom line: any policy that contributes to energy poverty is a bad one for low income and minority communities."
"When the government creates policy, its first priority should be the welfare of the people, especially those impacted the hardest, rather than big businesses and special interests looking for a handou..."