"For communities around this country the expansion of natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing has meant contamination of water supplies, loss of property value, deteriorating health conditions, dead livestock, and destruction of pristine forest and agricultural lands."
"I don't want any audience that is watching or listening to this hearing to go away with the impression that your caution... doesn't have any support in reality out there."
"While the discovery of new gas resources creates a domestic energy and economic opportunity... we must also ensure that this exploration and production of natural gas is done safely and responsibly."
"Recent advancements in natural gas drilling technologies have unlocked natural gas supplies in shale and other unconventional formations across the country."
"there have been incidents and recent incidents that point to the potential harm that can come from the fracking process."
"I appreciated what Representative Waxman said about big companies complaining, it is actually the opposite."
"The effect of the cost of these regulations has been the burden that has put many, many small businesses out of business."
"Congressmen Ed Markey and Peter Welch released a GAO report about radioactive leaks from underground pipes at the Nation's nuclear power plants."
"I thank you, Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Pallone, for holding this hearing, and I would like to thank Melanie Bella for helping to lead the charge at CMS to improve care for 9 million patients w..."
"The Independence at Home program gets at the root of the problem by creating teams of health care providers who will work together to coordinate care for these patients and provide primary care servic..."
"For years we have seen the success of Independence at Home-style programs at more than 250 VA locations and elsewhere throughout the country."