It is important to understand that consumers are also driving many of the trends we see taking place in the electricity market.

In your professional opinion, do you anticipate that climate change will continue to play a significant role in threatening the Nation's energy infrastructure due to more frequently occurring superstorms, hurricanes, and other natural…

Consumers are driving many of these changes as they demand new tools to more responsibly use energy both as a way to save money and as a way to save their environment.

I think these informative discussions greatly benefit all of our members and will also help us make better, more informed decisions when determining whether we need to update the Federal Power Act or leave it as it is.

Whether spurred by state and federal policy, marketing forces, or consumer demands and behavior, we have seen significant new trends taking place in the electricity market.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing today examining the operation and effectiveness of the nation's wholesale electricity markets.

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), a wonderful colleague and a Member who has really shown extraordinary leadership on this matter and other matters that appear before this Congress and the Energy and Commerce…

I want to thank Mr. Pallone and Mr. Green for their willingness to work with us on all of these efforts.

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.

I think there is a case to be made for a mechanism that would really review these things with the kind of representation that is deserved.

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…

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…

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

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

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…

Last Thursday, on a June summer evening in Chicago, Illinois, in my district on the south side, a young man, 23 years old, was shot down, killed, and robbed of his cell phone, which was a nonsensical killing. Xavier Omari Joy was a teacher…

I must begin by commending Chairman Walden; Chairman Upton; Ranking Member Pallone; our friend and colleague from the great State of Colorado, Congresswoman DeGette; and the committee staff and all for working with my office to bring the…

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.

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?

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.

I commend Representative Kaptur for her outstanding leadership in this Congress and past Congresses. She has been a beacon of hope for so many of my constituents and so many poor and disenfranchised Americans. She never cowered in the face…