"American people also know that when it comes to Keystone XL pipeline expansion, they would allow more Canadian oil to reach the American market is a good thing."
"Rarely has the contrast between a real solution and a gimmick been more clear than this pipeline and SPR."
"Hon. Fred Upton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement."
"For months, the White House assured us a final decision on Keystone XL pipeline would come by the end of 2011."
"The longer the project has been delayed, the louder the advocates and detractors have become."
"The central focus of the investigation is to understand why DOE did and what it did and how we find ourselves with this taxpayer-funded debacle."
"The number of red flags about Solyndra that were raised along the way, many from within DOE, and either ignored or minimized by senior officials is astonishing."
"The truth is that DOE staff did predict this."
"Today's hearing looks at a source of major concern to the ag sector and rural America, which is EPA's regulation of coarse particulate matter, otherwise known as dust."
"Eight months ago, we asked Secretary Chu to turn over all documents containing communications between the Department of Energy and the Department of Treasury related to Solyndra."
"But instead of conducting the study or providing recommendations, the IWG unilaterally proposed guidelines that were so extreme."
"Hon. Fred Upton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, prepared statement."