The RFS was also supposed to provide a means for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but a growing number of scientists and environmental advocates are saying otherwise.

It is critically important that the Federal Government maintains its leadership role of promoting, encouraging, and enticing interested stakeholders.

This subcommittee has cast a critical eye on several major regulations--such as the ozone rule and the Clean Power Plan--that threaten billions of dollars in costs and thousands of jobs.

According to the administration, DOE has 15 more home appliance standards in the regulatory pipeline, including ones for computers, light bulbs, air conditioners, ovens, furnaces, battery chargers, dishwashers, and ceiling fans.

In my view, an appliance that saves a few dollars per year on energy but doesn't work as well is being penny wise and pound foolish.

We all have a great deal of respect for the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) and know that he focuses on these particular issues and is quite familiar with them. The reason that we are opposing this amendment is that his amendment would…

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.

May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 20 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. No…

The main objection here and the basis of the motion to commit relates to climate change. Contrary to the gentleman's statement that the House does not recognize climate change, all of us recognize that the climate is changing. We do…

To our friends on the other side of the aisle, I want to thank them for working with us on this legislation. I know it is difficult to please everyone. Any time you talk about energy today, of course, people raise the issue of climate…

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.

These new technologies and life-saving medical treatments are critical to develop and deploy at a timely pace.

I hope you maintain the rigorous culture of self-analysis that has developed over the previous couple years.

Nuclear energy is, and will continue to be an integral piece of our electricity portfolio.

Thank you all once again for joining us and for your invaluable input.

the Clean Air Act needed to be revisited.

I mean, some of you are having some problems in your States of meeting a Federal requirement.

We face these consequences despite having the toughest air regulations on stationary sources, the toughest air regulations on farms and dairies...

I want to thank Reps. Olson, Flores, Latta, Cuellar, Leader McCarthy, and Whip Scalise for their great work on this legislation...

And so we have a real problem and one comment I would make about Mr. Olson's legislation is some have suggested that we are mandating that only--it be reviewed every 10 years.

This practical bill simply ensures that air quality continues to improve while avoiding unnecessary harm to State and local governments and to job-creating businesses.

Today is our final EPA budget hearing for the Obama administration, and as always I welcome Administrator McCarthy and look forward to her comments on the agency's budget and its priorities.

The impacts of this climate agenda go beyond the lost jobs and consumer pain.