Frank Pallone: “while I have grave concerns about the Department of Energy's ability to carry out and execute on the studies and reports…”

“while I have grave concerns about the Department of Energy's ability to carry out and execute on the studies and reports required by this bill, if we are going to ask them to do those studies, then I think this addition is harmless. I would point out that, while the gentleman's amendment focuses explicitly on efforts by foreign entities of concern to exploit supply chain disruptions to undermine our leadership in the field of AI. I am concerned about any effort by foreign entities of concern to exploit energy supply chain disruptions. That is why I have been dismayed at the fact that President Trump and the Republican Party have totally dismantled the infrastructure that we built up to strengthen our energy supply chains. The reality is that there are more threats to our energy supply chains today than there were a year ago because of the big, ugly bill and the sledgehammer that DOGE and Secretary Wright took to the Department of Energy. That is a large reason why I oppose the overall bill. But this amendment isn't about that. While I still oppose the underlying bill, I do not oppose the amendment, even though I think it is too narrow.”