I would submit that it is critical for us as policymakers to understand the changing landscape of our Nation's energy supplies.

to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to all Americans; two, to provide additional jobs and economic opportunities to all segments of our population; three, a plan that will address the dire consequences of climate change...

I certainly want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Mr. Chairman, I also want to join you in welcoming all the new members of the subcommittee and those who are returning.

We are here yet another time, yet another day, yet another bill being introduced by my Republican colleagues that will attempt to roll back the progress that the American people have made.

I don't think that the President is waging an attack on coal.

Mr. Chairman, we have to have regular order.

My Republican colleagues, you know full well that this bill would never become law. It would die before it even gets to the front door of the Senate. Yet here we are in front of the cameras hoping to score more political points before we…

This past summer, two-thirds of the country experienced severe drought, causing crops to wither and spurring the earliest corn harvest in 25 years. At the same time, the water levels in four of the five Great Lakes has plummeted due to…

First of all, I want to commend Mr. Waxman and thank him for leading us on the subcommittee in such a profound and effective way, leading the minority on the subcommittee and also on the full committee. Mr. Chairman, this is much to-do…

I would argue that the $2.4 billion that goes to the big five oil companies in tax breaks every year could be better spent.

I can assure you, Mr. Chairman, that most of the farmers across this Nation will disagree with that position as we have witnessed the worst year of record temperatures, drought and crop loss in modern American history.