I rise for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with the chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on the policy restricting travel and communications of United States Government…

The more money diverted from that fund to interim storage, the more ratepayers - or taxpayers - will have to pay in the future for permanent disposal.

I am pleased to see the past work has informed the current work, particularly in H.R. 2699, led by Mr. McNerney.

It will be very difficult to gain acceptance for interim storage if it is not directly linked to permanent disposal.

We must provide greater incentives for nontransmission alternatives so that companies are not building unnecessary infrastructure that increases costs to ratepayers.

We have to stop this. And it is why Chairman Pallone and I are moving forward with legislation to protect patients.

I, largely, agree with President Trump's principles and I hope that Congress can come to a consensus.

I think what we need to do is incentivize using newer technologies and nontransmission alternatives.

We are going to stop this and it's why Chairman Pallone and I are moving forward with legislation to protect patients.

It is long past time for Congress to take decisive action to protect patients from the unreasonable and unacceptable practice of surprise billing.

Healthcare costs are one of the top issues on the minds of all our constituents and this discussion has really highlighted the shocking costs people are dealing with.

the current state of affairs is a mess, especially in the PJM market where New Jersey participates.