"not updating standards definitely has an impact on low-income households in this way and doing so could save a lot of money for U.S. families on their energy bills."
"The gentleman yields back."
"It is not my intention, nor has it ever been, to engage in any kind of false dichotomy between poor people who reside in West Virginia and poor people who reside on the south side of Chicago."
"opening statement"
"The recent decline in our nation's economic activity has resulted in a multitude of hardships within our communities and economic sectors."
"I was proud to join my colleagues in including provisions to support workforce development, diversity, and clean energy infrastructure investment within the recent infrastructure bill."
"The full deployment of DOE's resources is of great and vital importance to our nation's economic recovery."
"I look forward to today's hearing as a first step in ensuring a productive partnership to preserve reliability and opportunity within the energy sector."
"I commend you for your work filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the brim, securing the electrical grid."
"COVID-19 has revealed for all Americans to see the deep fault lines that exist in our society."
"It is really an insult to communities of color who have faced the brunt of losses from this pandemic."
"This has been a very, very important and powerful hearing that you are having."