John Dingell

the timing of this hearing does very little to bolster the majority side's arguments for circumventing the review process and forcing through another major pipeline project.

These unnecessary changes that you are making to hasten the process are counterproductive in the extreme, and I beg the committee not to engage in this kind of silly activity.

We better know whether you can be confident in these devices.

We shouldn't regulate this in any way as a medical device.

It would be rash and unwise to turn back now. This is worth doing.

Ratepayers, at the end the day, pay for the infrastructure, sir.

Now, do you believe that renewable electrical generation such as wind and solar should the factored into resource adequacy? Please answer yes or no.

I will repeat what I said. You are always very courteous and I thank you for your kindness.

A further 2.3% tax could be very damaging to the industry.

I, like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, view the imposition of the 2.3% tax on the medical device industry as arbitrary and wrongheaded.

This $20 billion tax should be repealed as soon as possible.

Do you believe that the increased availability and the lower cost of natural gas has played an equally important role in our transition to natural gas? Yes or no?

The United States certainly has some of the best health care facilities in the world, some of the best doctors in the world.

It is unacceptable to return to the status quo of the private health insurance industry by repealing the Affordable Care Act.

We have one of the most inequitable health care systems on the planet.

We wanted to ensure that those who were ill or one of the estimated 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, that they have health care coverage.

I think it is extremely important that FirstNet work with the states to make the operation and the maintenance of the public safety network affordable for all.

I think it is very important that FirstNet serve the reliability, security and functional needs of public safety around the country.

I hope this hearing will be successful in establishing ways to improve and see to it that the Obamacare legislation becomes an effective support for our society and for employment.

We are known for gridlock, for inaction, and for ineffectiveness.

I think that working together to resolve the questions that we have, to solve the budget concerns, to make Affordable Care Act is a laudable goal.

The Congress has fallen to a place that I think all of us find to be very distressing.

Since the disaster at Fukushima, the need to shut down Indian Point, as far as I am concerned, has only grown.

Mr. Chairman, I thank you for your courtesy and commend you for this hearing.

Has the Commission considered whether the D.C. Circuit Court's 2012 decision and the lack of a permanent storage facility will affect the continuation of existing licenses or possibly invalidate them?