Ed Whitfield

We should be promoting and embracing our resources to keep energy affordable for folks in Michigan and across the country.

But, now, you all are proposing some mandatory funding and taking money out of the USEC fund which I guess has just been sitting there.

This budget continues to reflect the President's priority to treat climate change as the number one issue facing America.

And so here we are kind of at a stalemate on that issue.

And it is my understanding--and I think you confirmed this--that that interim site would never work unless Congress approves it.

I take serious issue with the nearly 10 percent increase in overall funding level requests.

The administration has chosen to make climate an agency priority without any statutory authority from Congress.

Congress, however, will need more information before responding to the budget requests on how limited DOE research dollars will work to augment the commitments made by the private sector.

I am a pro-energy, pro-growth congressman from the pro-growth, pro-energy city of Houston, Texas.

I want to thank all of those involved in bringing forth this legislation. We are all excited about it. It does teach each one of us a lesson, though, and that is, sometimes we pass legislation, and we use language a little bit too broad…

I would like to reiterate once again that there were a lot of people involved in bringing this legislation to the floor. It would not have happened except for the persistence and commitment of Mr. Rush of Illinois. So I want to thank him…

I have no other speakers other than myself, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to add my thanks to those of my colleague, Mrs. Ellmers. I want to…

I want to thank once again Ms. Grace Meng for bringing this important issue to the attention of the Energy and Commerce Committee. I would urge all Members to support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

I hope that you all will tell us, do we need to do something? Is there anything that we can do to facilitate this?

Will you all work with us to provide this information that the staffs are asking for?

I appreciate that, but I am not there. I am not negotiating. I am not even discussing it.

I simply would ask, would you work with the providers to see about developing a model that is acceptable to everyone?

Projects that update and expand the Nation's energy infrastructure will create jobs and lead to greater supplies of affordable domestic energy for our homes and businesses.

The result of the passage of these eight bills will be more jobs, more energy for the American people at an affordable price, and I would urge all my colleagues to support them.

These bills extend the life of the licenses by 6 to 8 years, allowing these job-creating projects to move forward.

I do want to thank both the Democratic and Republican staff, certainly Diana DeGette and Renee Ellmers for working together on this important legislation.

We feel quite confident that the Senate will recognize that we have perfected this legislation and they will adopt it.

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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Peters The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

With all due regard to the gentleman who is offering this amendment, I rise to oppose the amendment, which would reinstate the provisions of section 433 which prohibit the use of fossil fuels in new and modified Federal buildings after the…