Mr. Speaker, I rise today to invite my colleagues to join me in supporting my resolution expressing support for the establishment and designation of National Franchising Day. Franchising is an important tool to bring jobs to communities…

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing today examining the operation and effectiveness of the nation's wholesale electricity markets.

I think these informative discussions greatly benefit all of our members and will also help us make better, more informed decisions when determining whether we need to update the Federal Power Act or leave it as it is.

Consumers are driving many of these changes as they demand new tools to more responsibly use energy both as a way to save money and as a way to save their environment.

Whether spurred by state and federal policy, marketing forces, or consumer demands and behavior, we have seen significant new trends taking place in the electricity market.

No doctor should be forced to counsel a patient to choose surgery over therapy because they might otherwise run out of therapy services.

I think there is a case to be made for a mechanism that would really review these things with the kind of representation that is deserved.

I want to thank Mr. Pallone and Mr. Green for their willingness to work with us on all of these efforts.

I think it is important for programs that we pass, to make sure that they are being implemented appropriately.

Mr. Chair, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), a wonderful colleague and a Member who has really shown extraordinary leadership on this matter and other matters that appear before this Congress and the Energy and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2786, the Promoting Small Conduit Hydropower Facilities Act of 2017. In 2013, our committee moved bipartisan legislation by Representative…