Mike Pompeo

A global Internet free from government control is in the best interests of all Americans.

I was surprised Mr. Griffith didn't talk about coal exports.

I am actually--I am working on some legislation to give FERC a little more authority in trying to streamline this process.

I think there is also a circular effect, that is, if you know that you can efficiently build a pipeline, folks will go look for in other places as well.

Most of the things that the federal government's resources have gone to in this intervening period... continue to provide a very, very negligible set of outputs important to the American economy.

I would suggest maybe a little meet between the two of you.

I know there is a lawsuit. Ms. Nord, do you agree with that statement, that it has gained wide approval and acceptance?

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Markey

I just say to the chairman, I'm not urging anyone to rush out and spend this money. I'm urging this money to stay in the pockets of the taxpayers because the Department of Defense has not asked for it. All of the things that have been…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 32, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $250,000,000)''. Page 32, line 20, after the dollar amount…

A new vehicle today would be more fuel efficient than the vehicle of yesterday.

I want to remind Congress that EPA is implementing a law that Congress passed in 2007.

I saw precious little discussion of cost and price for consumer. It was all about mandates and department investments.

Tell me why I don't hear that very often.

I guess we are just not as smart on this side of the podiums as we thought we were.

You know, if folks back in Kansas were listening to this hearing this morning, they would be amazed, talking about D-4 RINs and mandates and liabilities and fining companies because they don't buy a product that doesn't exist.

I have to say when I hear us talk in Washington about alternative fuels, I think you could sometimes substitute alternative for consumer rejected or unaffordable or imaginary.

So why don't you just give up? Why don't you build a natural gas-fired plant or an algae plant or a wind plant instead?

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Cicilline

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, lines 17 through 21, after each dollar amount, insert ``(reduced to $0)''. Page 6, line 7, after…

Thank you very much for yielding. You said that, because I'm in my first term, maybe I didn't understand. Perhaps it's because you've been here a couple of years that you don't appreciate how jobs are really created in the real world, not…

I agree with Mr. Doyle. I read the objections Ms. Hoffman and Ms. McCarthy have, and you are concerned that you will create an incentive for power plants to sort of do nothing and hope they will get an order.

Woman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Pompeo). The amendment was agreed to. {time} 1620 Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Woodall The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, after line 13, insert the following: ``(4) Limitation on federal government use of cybersecurity…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, beginning on line 18, strike ``or sharing information'' and insert ``to identify or obtain cyber…