Bobby Rush

The CLEAN Future Act would achieve net-zero greenhouse gas pollution, combat the climate crisis, put Americans back to work, and rebuild our economy.

President Biden's American Jobs Plan does just that.

It is time to consider mandatory, enforceable reliability standards for our Nation's pipeline network.

We have to do more to protect our Nation's energy infrastructure.

The Colonial cyberattack revealed that a secure, reliable, and affordable supply of fossil energy is absolutely critical to our economy and our way of life.

I believe Congress and the Department have an opportunity to work collaboratively to improve cyber response and harden our Nation's critical energy infrastructure.

That is why I, along with Ranking Member Upton and other esteemed colleagues, have introduced bipartisan legislation to further strengthen DOE's ability to respond to physical and cyber security threats.

This sizeable investment will advance crucial energy--clean energy priorities, good-paying jobs, and the U.S. efforts to deploy technologies to tackle the climate crisis.

I am also working on legislation to prevent future incidents.

We must take a hard look at Federal strategies to prevent attacks, enforce best practices and compliance, and also to discourage bad actors.

Today the Subcommittee on Energy will hold a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2022 discretionary budget request and the Department of Energy's critical mission to transform and secure the Nation's energy system.

I, along with my good friend from Indiana, Dr. Bucshon, recently introduced a bill that will require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to evaluate the performance of crash avoidance systems.

These fees are particularly burdensome in rural communities.

The CLEAN Future Act and the bills before the committee today are a historic step.

We need to ensure that electric vehicles chargers are built in rural communities too.

The transportation sector is the number-one source of carbon pollution in the United States.

Thank you very much, Chairman Rush, for organizing this important hearing, and for your commitment to ensuring that all Americans, regardless of their ZIP Code, have access to electric vehicles.

We believe we have to work together to find new, reliable, and responsible sources for these materials.

We must also guarantee that benefits of electric vehicles are available and accessible to all communities.

The electrification of all new trucks and cars by 2035, paired with a clean electric grid, would prevent 150,000 deaths.

We fully support Representative Clarke's Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act, which directs DoE to support the deployment of EV charging in disadvantaged or underserved communities.

It is imperative this investment occur here to grow an American EV manufacturing base.

We must invest in the necessary charging and manufacturing infrastructure.

Electrifying the transportation sector is critical to meeting our climate goals.

Broad vehicle electrification will save U.S. consumers $2.7 trillion by 2050 and create over 2 million jobs by 2035.