It is my opinion, Mr. Secretary, that they are--Argonne and Fermi specifically, are faking and fumbling on the issues of inclusiveness and outreach.

I believe that you will go down as one of the most consequential Energy Secretaries of our time.

It is high time that this subcommittee revisit this extremely important issue of grid security and resiliency.

I look forward to the days that we can have a hearing on airplane reliability.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I want to thank you for your testimony today, and especially your comments regarding the nuclear fleet's contribution as carbon-free base load power.

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

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?

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

Mr. Chairman, the Ranking Member Pallone asked this question of the previous panel, and I want to ask Mr. Roos-Collins the same question.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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

Within the last hour or so, there was a decision by the Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby in the investigation of the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who died under questionable circumstances; circumstances that kind of made…

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.

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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

Mother's Day is soon approaching, and as we, our Nation, take time to honor our mothers, I would like to make a special appeal to African American mothers across this country that they begin to use their awesome powers to take back our…

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…

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.

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…