John Shimkus: “The 2007 debate on the Energy Security Act is a curious debate because we are in a very similar position as we are…”

I want to take this time to thank the panelists. They did a great job.

It is our responsibility as policymakers to closely examine the costs, the effectiveness, and other impacts of the environmental policies that affect energy.

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

I would hope in our discussions we would work with the majority to try to make sure we somehow incentivize nuclear baseload because of zero-carbon emissions.