"I am a little bit troubled by the topic of today's hearing."
"The price of gas and many energy commodities are at a 7-year high."
"We needed to know what steps DOE is taking to encourage more U.S. energy production."
"I want to really thank you also for looking at the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screening, the PALS Act."
"I also want to highlight Representative Walberg and Tonko's Lead Poisoning Act, which I have cosponsored."
"FERC is a small agency, but such an important mission."
"We have been sounding the alarm for years on this issue."
"What family doesn't have cancer or Parkinson's or something like that? What can we do to solve the problem?"
"We knew it was going to take 3 years. And so Henry Waxman was my counterpart..."
"I reached out to a really good partner, Diana DeGette, and she and I worked on this."
"But I got to tell you, then-Vice President Biden was terrific."
"We worked with every member. We listened."