this senseless and ceaseless epidemic of gun violence.

I should not have to be servicing a family of a 6-month-old girl.

Gun violence, Madam Chairman, is indeed a national epidemic.

This epidemic gun violence is not just a law enforcement issue, Madam Chairman. It is a healthcare crisis in our Nation.

Simply addressing easy access to guns will not solve all the challenges in these communities.

Tackling this issue are making our homes, our schools, and our business more energy efficient, will save money, put people back to work, and expand the American middle class.

Let me begin by saying I certainly and clearly disassociate myself from the remarks of the previous speaker. I absolutely, wholeheartedly disagree with him and do not concur with him. Mr. Speaker, in 1999, my son Huey became a victim of…

You can't lead where you don't go.

This hearing is part of a series that we will be holding in this subcommittee and in other subcommittees to highlight areas where we can achieve significant emissions reductions in order to achieve a 100 percent clean energy economy by…

I want to thank you all for joining us this morning for this important hearing entitled 'Building a 100 Percent Clean Energy Economy: Solutions for the U.S. Building Sector.'

It is way past the time for the Department of Energy to work within these contracts so that these good old boys networks are not the only entities receiving these lucrative, government-backed contracts.

I happen to disagree with that. I happen to think that when you set goals, when you set bold and aggressive action and milestones, it does force people to come up with innovation quicker.

I want to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from Michigan, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I, again, associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from Michigan, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush) that the House…

I want to thank you, Madam Chair, and I certainly want to applaud you for holding this critically important hearing.

We call it the green jobs and--blue and green jobs, and this would impact those out-of-work coal miners, minorities, women and veterans.

I certainly want to join with all my colleagues in commending Ms. Livingston, whose courage to take her pain and turn it into a pursuit of well-being for all Americans is totally commendable.

Mr. Latta's bill, which he introduced along with me, H.R. 360, the Cyber Sense Act, makes important headway in protecting our critical grid infrastructure.

My bill, which I introduced along with Mr. Latta, H.R. 359, the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act, would create a program to enhance the physical and cyber security of electric utilities.

I also want to take a moment to mention my support for H.R. 362, the Energy Emergency Leadership Act, sponsored by Chairman Rush and Mr. Walberg.

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program relating to the physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities.

We owe it to our constituents to have a more open and transparent process, where all the relevant stakeholders have an opportunity to present their views and reform proposals.

I look forward to engaging the witnesses and also the members of the minority and working with all of you to enhance this legislation.

I urge you to hit reset. Let's open this process up and work together across the aisle.

I also don't think the draft goes far enough to prevent cyber attacks and discourage bad actors from damaging pipeline facilities.