I think that's a very critical concern on the plans or the technology--on the well-intentioned efforts of many of us we have come to know and we don't have a sufficient, capable, and expert workforce.

I believe that we need more hearings and a deeper analysis of the issue so members can truly understand the challenges and threats facing our grid.

Now according to the study in the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical journals, if Republicans take away everyone's coverage over 43,000 people could die each year based on these actions.

Many of us, Mr. Chairman, still view Russia, among other countries, as a potential threat to the U.S. grid system...

If recent history is any indication, then it's not a matter of if, Mr. Chairman, but, rather, when some threat... challenges the resiliency of our nation's energy infrastructure.

I consider grid security to be a top tier national security concern.

I want to touch on an area that we have been silent on--this hearing's been silent on so far and that's the area of the cybersecurity workforce.

We owe it to the American people to ask whether anything about that attack could be replicated here.

Mr. Secretary, it has been indeed a pleasure working with you to establish the critically important Minorities in Energy Initiative in DOE.

I understand that the cable industry is saying that the information that you are requesting that it does not exist in their network...

These are having real impacts on people, on their health, on their economic well-being and their ability to live their lives in this country.

it is impossible to address the most pressing issues associated with climate change if we simply follow the example of the Republican Party of putting our collective heads deep, deep, deep in the sand and kicking this serious problem down…