Bobby Rush

Would you characterize the purpose of this hearing is to deal with the 8 percent that is not granted approval?

Have you had any extraordinary complaints from applicants about the time that it takes you to approve an application?

How would this legislation impact and expedite the process in those cases where agencies are not provided with timely and complete information which is necessary for you to perform your congressionally directed processes?

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman.

This bill is simply a solution in search of a problem.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, one of the more contentious issues before us today that has been included in this discussion draft, as you well know, is Section 4124, which would prohibit the Department of Energy from…

My view is that there would be a much better chance of getting bipartisan support for Section 4121 if the interested parties would follow the example set by the Water Heaters Coalition.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Smith, in your testimony you stated that the SPR is a network of 60 operational--at four storage sites in Louisiana and Texas, with a designed capacity of 713.5 million barrels, and 115…

Many of the energy efficiency measures contained in the draft bill are non-controversial, and are bipartisan in nature.

I hope that we will hold an additional hearing on DOE energy efficiency standards.

I agree with the underlying assumption that it is time to engage in a comprehensive review of the SPR.

Circumstances have changed significantly since the SPR was established back in the 1970s.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and, Mr. Chairman, I want to welcome our esteemed witness.

Again, I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. This has been so far a very exciting hearing for me.

This legislation can help to open new pathways to jobs, new pathways to careers, new pathways entrepreneurial opportunities for women, for minorities, and for our veterans

This bill is important because it matches up the needs of an industry and a willingness and able workforce

This bill brings together government agencies including the National Labs, the energy and manufacturing industry, unions, schools, community colleges, and universities among others and promotes collaboration to make sure that we are…

The Nation is in need, waiting for it, and a Nation in need deserves a comprehensive energy bill.

I hope that the same spirit of goodwill and negotiations that the minority and the majority sides that have displayed in working on this discussion draft can be carried forth as we continue to work on the remaining sections of a broader…

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing, and I must commend you and your staff for working with my office on the 21st Century Workforce bill.

Yes, Ms. Hoffer, you have been the target of some pretty stringent remarks by the chairman...

Well, Mr. Chairman, I just want to say it has been stated here so many times it is almost hurtful and harmful to keep hearing that the EPA doesn't have an analysis.

I have about--this is about 10 to 12 pounds of analysis from the EPA and the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed carbon pollution guidelines.

If this bill passes, then the Congress would be playing a sort of environmental Russian roulette in the health and welfare of our Nation.

States have a responsibility to promote the general health and welfare or low-income communities and low-income individuals.