Angus King

We really have to talk about being able to construct new transmission.

We have to talk about permitting reform in a reasonable period of time to get things done.

FERC should have more responsibility in terms of gas pipelines and reliability and cyber protection.

We are overly dependent upon China for lithium, which is an essential part of EV batteries.

It's not synthetic dispatchability. It is dispatchability. You have batteries plus renewables. That is a baseload plant.

Well, we have got to make decisions here as to--this hearing is about delaying the retirement. I want to know how long and how that relates to the rest of the risk.

The other point I want to make, Mr. Chairman, we had a very informative hearing just before the break about small modular reactors, and this country is falling behind in that technology.

Actually, we should have been making this transition years ago, and we are trying to make it in a hurry because we are in a crisis situation.

The American Society of Civil Engineers identify severe weather as the predominant cause of customer outage.

We really have to talk about being able to construct new transmission.

FERC should have more responsibility in terms of gas pipelines and reliability and cyber protection.

We are overly dependent upon China for lithium, which is an essential part of EV batteries.

We have to talk about permitting reform in a reasonable period of time to get things done.

Well, we have got to make decisions here as to--this hearing is about delaying the retirement. I want to know how long and how that relates to the rest of the risk.

The other point I want to make, Mr. Chairman, we had a very informative hearing just before the break about small modular reactors, and this country is falling behind in that technology.

It's not synthetic dispatchability. It is dispatchability. You have batteries plus renewables. That is a baseload plant.

The American Society of Civil Engineers identify severe weather as the predominant cause of customer outage.

Actually, we should have been making this transition years ago, and we are trying to make it in a hurry because we are in a crisis situation.

I am going to be submitting several amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act on the Armed Services Committee.

Women veterans are still reporting to me that they do not feel fully empowered in the VA system.

I want you to be really obnoxious on this contract. I do not know if you have it in you, but try.

Twenty-eight months is too long for a rule. And by the way, that rule should be retroactive, given the time that has elapsed.

Women veterans are still reporting to me that they do not feel fully empowered in the VA system.

I am going to be submitting several amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act on the Armed Services Committee.

I want you to be really obnoxious on this contract. I do not know if you have it in you, but try.