Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to also commend my friend and my colleague from the great State of Michigan, the chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, my longstanding friend, Mr. Upton, for working with my office to bring H.R. 3050, the Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017, to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, this Upton-Rush bill represents bipartisan negotiation between Chairman Upton and myself to much-needed Federal guidance and resources to the States that are on the front lines when it comes to protecting critical energy infrastructure and responding once disaster strikes. Members on both side of the aisle, Mr. Speaker, support the State Energy Program, and this bill will help provide resources to further develop and enhance the State energy security plans. Since their inception in the 1970s, State Energy Programs, bolstered by Federal aid, have assisted States in developing these energy security plans in order to help prevent disasters from happening and to mitigate the damage once they do occur. Mr. Speaker, funding provided in this bill will help States to implement, revise, and to review their energy security plans while also laying out criteria for the contents of these plans.…”