"Wildfires are not a new phenomenon. Before the pioneers settled in the West, wildfires were much more widespread and they burned many more acres than they burn today."
"These proactive blackouts are simply not sustainable."
"It is crazy to think about living in a modern society where one must constantly worry about whether the lights are on."
"The bottom line is that we need to make sure that our utilities and government regulators are taking an all-hazards approach."
"There is no question that the biggest driver of the recent wildfires is decades of mismanagement of our nation's forests."
"I have asked that my name be added as a cosponsor to H.R. 2271, so thank you very much for your testimony."
"I was chairman of the committee when we passed and signed into law Leader Steny Hoyer's School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act."
"I would urge the chairman not to politicize the issue."
"While I don't agree with the proposals like the Green New Deal, if the majority is pursuing these kinds of radical transformations of our country's energy system, shouldn't getting infrastructure buil..."
"I would urge the chairman not to politicize this issue. We owe it to our constituents to take this seriously and work together."
"We are also leading the world in carbon emissions reductions, and we didn't need a top-down Federal mandate, or Waxman-Markey's cap-and-trade."
"In Michigan, we are making great progress in reducing emissions from the power sector. Electricity is affordable."