Ed Whitfield: “I would like to call this hearing to order this morning, and I certainly want to welcome our panel of witnesses...”

we created the policy so we have to change it.

We have no further speakers on our side of the aisle except for myself, and I think I have the right to close. I don't know if the gentleman from Illinois has additional speakers or if he would like to go at this time.

I would like to inquire how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 4\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 4 minutes remaining.

Cumbersome red tape in our regulatory process forces ratepayers to pay more for safe, clean nuclear power.