Frank Pallone actually said...

"I strongly urge the president to reconsider his decision to sideline DOE from the national security dialog."

"Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement."

"There are classified aspects of this issue that can't be discussed in a public hearing like this and members deserve the opportunity to be briefed on this high-level information."

"Essentially, President Trump has chosen his top political security advisor over the nation's top energy security advisor and that's a recipe for disaster."