I thank the gentleman for yielding. And, yes, I do have, now, extended family in Texas. Mr. Chairman, this is another tool in the toolbox for FERC. We want to make sure that areas are protected that have survived, somehow, these terrible…

I don't intend to use all the time that is remaining. I just want to make a couple of points to my colleagues as we close debate on the general debate on this bill. This isn't a new bill. A lot of us in this body on both sides support an…

I thank my friend from West Virginia for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this is an amendment that allows for a study of the potential to expand non-Federal hydropower projects in Federal dams. It is a good amendment. I support it, and I urge my…

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

a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Puerto Rico

Today's hearing will review the emergency response and energy recovery efforts in the wake of these storms.

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the majority of people still remain without power more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall.

This year's Atlantic hurricane season was unprecedented--four named storms in close succession slammed into the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Today's hearing will examine the Department of Energy's Management and Mission Priorities under the leadership of Secretary Rick Perry.

Earlier this year Mr. Rush and I passed a bipartisan bill, it was H.R. 3050, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act.

We enacted legislation to modernize the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and improve its emergency response capability.

Earlier this year Mr. Rush and I passed H.R. 3050, which reauthorizes the Department of Energy's State Energy Program.

Good morning. Today we kick off our fifth hearing in the energy subcommittee's Powering America hearing series.

Good morning. Today we continue our Powering America series by examining a statute that has played an important role in supporting certain electric generating resources over the past 40 years.

Today, we are going to continue our Powering America series by examining the statute that has played an important role in supporting certain electric generating resources over the past 40 years.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (or 'PURPA') was enacted in 1978 in response to the energy crisis during the Carter Administration, and this law was intended to promote energy conversation and support the use of domestic…

Congress should not only focus on streamlining regulations in an environmentally safe and responsible way, but also, Mr. Chairman, we should be making sure that we provide adequate investment into modernizing and securing the grid.

I have no more speakers at this point, so I reserve the balance of my time.

Reclaiming my time, it is my understanding, I believe, that a GAO report has been requested by some of our friends on both sides of the aisle, and we welcome the completion of that report and are anxious to see the result. Mr. Chairman…

I would like to start out by saying that we are prepared to accept the amendment. I know that all of us here take pipeline safety very seriously, and certainly since my chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, we put safety at…

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

FERC is the lead agency for siting interstate natural gas pipelines. We all know that. But there are a number of other Federal and State agencies that also have to issue associated permits for large-scale projects. {time} 1530 Through the…

I again remind my colleagues to oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas). The question was taken; and the Chair…

I would just note that all current reviews that we do now for pipeline siting, they all remain in place. None of it goes away. Those same reviews take place. The gentlewoman's amendment, in our view, is unnecessary because nothing in this…

I would urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Again, this streamlines the process. There are still no shortcuts that are here. We require that the agencies work concurrently with each other. At the end of the day, we know that…