"I also would like to continue to engage your office on this issue to make sure that nuclear power is appropriately valued, due to its carbon-neutral emissions, in any kind of rule that is proposed."
"I believe that it would be very helpful if the EPA provided States with guidance, technical assistance, and resources to help protect their most vulnerable communities."
"I remain a strong critic of EPA's proposed rules for new and existing coal-fired power plants..."
"I want to specifically commend you for the legacy that you are working to establish at the Department of Energy..."
"So, Mr. Secretary, I say thumbs up to your agency, thumbs up to your plans, thumbs up to your budget."
"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, I have a lot of questions that I want to cover, but unfortunately I do not have the time to do it all this afternoon, so I will be reaching out to you..."
"It is important that we demystify these processes so that all Americans can benefit from these extraordinary resources that DOE possesses."
"Mr. Rush. Mr. Secretary, you have done such a remarkable job during your tenure in establishing the Minorities in Energy Initiative and the Jobs Strategy Council."
"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this first-class hearing, and I want to thank the panelists for being an all-star panel of witnesses."
"John Dingell has not only been a true friend of mine and worked with me, helped advise me, but John Dingell is the kind of legislator, I call him, and a lot of others call him, the Lion of the House."
"I want to also take a moment out of my opening statement to commend the one man who has probably affected my life more than any other legislator in my service in the Congress, and that is John Dingell..."
"Mr. Chairman, I want you to join with me in wishing everybody happy holidays."