"I am afraid the discussion draft before us today falls short in several critical areas."
"The draft would also prohibit direct assessment of pipelines, which is a valuable method for evaluating and managing corrosion threats."
"I also don't think the draft goes far enough to prevent cyber attacks and discourage bad actors from damaging pipeline facilities."
"Congressman Bobby Rush from Illinois will be the lead sponsor on that."
"I did not support FERC putting its proverbial thumb on the scale to ambiguously prop up coal and nuclear facilities."
"Elected officials in the States should have the authority to choose the type of energy sources within their own portfolios."
"The bipartisan Future Energy Jobs Act... will move my State towards a cleaner, greener, more sustainable energy future."
"I did not support FERC putting its thumb on the scale to ambiguously prop up coal and nuclear facilities."
"I do not want to see FERC stand in the way of that progress."
"We can also stick it to Putin, let me be direct and clear here."
"We believe in it. It is carbon free. It is there. It is an enormous resource."
"it is absolutely critical, Mr. Chairman, that we do not allow the DSH payments to be cut now or in the future."