"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's hearing on improving the hydropower licensing process."
"However, the process for how we license these projects is too important for us to get it wrong by making changes that could lead to negative unintended consequences."
"Mr. Chairman, any potential changes to this process must include a balanced approach that protects the rights of Federal resource agencies, States, and Native Tribes to impose conditions in accordance..."
"I remain very leery of supporting any approach that would make FERC the lead agency over the licensing process and would require Native Tribes, the States, and Federal resource agencies to pay deferen..."
"While none of the bills previously passed out of this subcommittee have done anything to address this issue, the minority side has offered an approach that would address this critical concern."
"I want to direct my question to Director Turpin, and I mentioned in my opening statement I previously ordered an amendment on H.R. 3043 that would direct FERC and Federal resource agencies to convene ..."
"I subscribe to an all-of-the-above energy portfolio, even as we move towards a low carbon energy economy."
"I believe nuclear energy must play a vital role as a source of safe, reliable, low carbon power."
"I support the discussion draft offered by Mr. Flores of Texas which would simply direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to support the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium."
"I support the discussion draft, authored by Rep. Flores of Texas, which would simply direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to support the availability of high-assay low-enriched uraniu..."
"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"Today we will be examining the state of electric transmission infrastructure."