I want to congratulate the previous speaker, my friend from Michigan, Mike Rogers, for his distinguished service to this Nation and to this Congress. I had the privilege of meeting Mike when he first became a Member of this House. I…

I would love to ask my colleague from Chicago, Mr. Danny K. Davis, I yield to him.

Well, I want to thank my friend and colleague, Danny K. Davis, from my home State, my former city council colleague and my compatriot in all things that are in the nature of justice, equality, and standing for the goodness of not only this…

As President Obama pointed out, there is an independent process taking place, and this bill shortcuts the approval process and would allow, Mr. Speaker, this bill would allow a foreign company to preemptively seize property from American…

I certainly want to begin by thanking the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Waxman, for his outstanding leadership on this and other matters that have come before the Energy and Commerce Committee. I want to say to him that his…

What opportunities can you foresee if this bill were to pass for business expansion and business creation for minorities and women?

Since taking over as ranking member of this subcommittee, one of my top priorities has been to increase opportunities for minorities within all sectors of the energy industry.

The demand for them was so great.

H.R. 4526 will help achieve our shared goal of fuller participation by more Americans in the 21st Century American energy renaissance.

I want to thank other members of the subcommittee and other members of the House who have already cosponsored this important legislation.

If we don't proactively train and prepare the 21st century energy workforce, I mean, what is at stake?

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to also commend you for not only cosponsoring H.R. 4526, but also for holding this important hearing today on an issue that is a high priority for me and for my constituents.