John Shimkus: “I would like to start by yielding to the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Mr. Walden.”

I think nuclear power is a huge piece of the puzzle, if you will.

There have been some people, a Senator friend of mine, who says the next energy revolution would not come from a mine. And I would beg to argue in that all of these precious minerals in that are coming from a mine.

For any community to be prosperous and healthy, it takes energy.

As ranking member on the Subcommittee of Environment and Climate Change, I want to thank Chief Counsel Mary Martin, Deputy Chief Counsel Jerry Couri, and senior professional staff member, Peter Spencer, for their tremendous support of me…