"Reliable, affordable energy sources are essential to our Nation's continued economic growth and national security."
"I appreciate all your testimony and all of you being here today. It is an interesting subject, one that we don't know a lot about, frankly."
"I would just say, if you have not been, Madam Chairwoman, down to the Everglades and taken a tour of it, it would be very helpful."
"I'd like to thank the Wyoming and the Idaho delegations including representative Mike Simpson, who has long been a strong advocate for both CAES and INL."
"And while you noted the benefits, I thought I was not going to say this, well you noted all about the benefits of the dams, you didn't mention that they also stopped the migration of salmon back to th..."
"Chairwoman Kaptur, ranking member Simpson and members of the subcommittee, it's been an absolute privilege to be able to address you here today."
"Part of the reason we hold oversight hearings is so success stories can be shared with a wider audience, perhaps leading to improvements in more locations."
"These benefits have impacts beyond individual households to broader communities as well as particularly when we look at the program as a whole."
"I read your written testimony last night and several of the innovative programs you're rolling out this year."
"That is an interesting topic on itself and its challenge with DOE, especially when you have EM sites and the goal of an EM site is to clean it up and move on."
"We have to weigh the benefits of the program versus other things that we are putting money into."