Bobby Rush

No doctor should be forced to counsel a patient to choose surgery over therapy because they might otherwise run out of therapy services.

I think it is important for programs that we pass, to make sure that they are being implemented appropriately.

Diversity, how important is fuel diversity in ensuring a reliable and resilient grid?

Climate change is real and must be addressed and that includes the overwhelming majority of respected scientists and climatologists, the majority of the American people, and the leaders of every country in the world except Nicaragua…

Even as the Trump administration attempts to weaken federal environmental regulations and Congress fails to act in any meaningful way to address climate change, we see businesses, municipalities, states, and individual consumers step up…

We know that the electricity grid of the 21st century will look significantly different than the grid of the last century, and rightfully so.

This hearing is important because it is examining the state of the electric industry through market participant perspectives.

It is with a determined spirit that I come to the floor today to wish our friend, my friend, our colleague, Steve Scalise, a Happy Father's Day. Mr. Speaker, we pray for Steve's full recovery as he fights for his life at a hospital near…

Mr. Chairman, I began this hearing with some very serious concerns about the status of our chairman, Fred Upton. Have you heard, is he all right?

A recurring theme in all of these bills is that the environmental protection concerns are given a backseat in order to expedite applications for both natural gas pipelines and hydropower licenses.

The legislation before us streamlining natural gas pipelines appears to suffer and to offer a solution in search of a problem.

I want to recite this prayer: Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who…

I am concerned that just identifying new spectrum isn't enough. It takes far too long for entities to gain access to spectrum.

Absolutely. Americans live mobile first lives. From your description of the legislation, it is encouraging Government to recognize that.

First of all, I am a strong union supporter.

I am always--most of my life I have always been a fighter for those who don't have a voice, those who are marginalized, those who have little respect.

There should be some consensus, some real input, which we did not have.

My question is in relation to Mr. Bell. Mr. Bell, my office received a letter from the National Urban League which, in part, noted the importance of job training and workforce development programs as an essential component of any…

These protections may one day mean the difference in saving one's property, livelihood, or even life.

It is my hope that we can follow up on the bipartisan agreement that was initiated last session.

It is important that as we embark on this path of upgrading our Nation's energy infrastructure that we do so in a way that is responsible, environmentally conscious.

I consider grid security to be a top tier national security concern.

If Russia hacked our election, what's to stop them from hacking our electricity grid?

We owe it to the American people to ask whether anything about that attack could be replicated here.

I believe that we need more hearings and a deeper analysis of the issue so members can truly understand the challenges and threats facing our grid.