For the President to have a Blue Ribbon Commission that excludes any discussion about Yucca Mountain is a fraud.

This is truly a devastating disaster and they need as much assistance from around the world so they can recover.

Blocking Yucca Mountain is penny wise and pound foolish, especially considering the $13.5 billion already spent.

I am not straying from my support for safe nuclear energy as a vital component of America's present and future energy mix.

Now more than ever the politically based policies must end. America does demand safe common sense solutions.

There is no question that families do not want polluted water coming into their children's bodies at an early age.

Thank you very much, Chairman Shimkus. And Administrator Jackson, we appreciate your being here with us today and giving us the opportunity to visit with you about the EPA budget.

In addition to the fly ash rule in June of 2010, in December of 2010, you issued guidelines for preparing economic analysis.

I thank the gentleman. I do want to mention that the Committee on Energy and Commerce has released a discussion draft on exactly this same issue, called the Energy Tax Prevention Act, that would block EPA's global warming agenda under the…

We have already had our first hearing, which was on February 9. We have heard from a wide range of industries about the job creation issue, and I expect that we will be moving this legislation within the next month and a half.

Mr. Chairman, I am wondering if the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson) would be willing to engage in a colloquy with me concerning the climate change provision in the bill.