I want to affirm to all the members of this subcommittee today that there is no basis in science, technology, policy, or economics for these new proposals for the administration to roll back progress or to undermine bipartisan lighting…

the Department has blown through 16 legally-mandated deadlines to finalize changes for appliances.

Trashing this significant standard will allow inefficient products to remain on the market and increase consumers' electricity bills.

I think, honestly, sir, this ranks up there as one of the most disrespectful and uncooperative letters I have ever received from a Federal agency.

Even more egregious--the Trump administration refuses to publish in the Federal Register four efficiency standards finalized in December 2016.

And there is no reason really why the Trump administration should be turning the clock on this, even if they don't believe in climate change.

I would expect that this is likely a recipe to at least double the duration of the process, if not just shut it down altogether.

But while the U.S. has become more and more diverse, the workforce of the technology sector has not kept up.

A sustained Federal commitment is needed in order to lower costs for residents of all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Without inclusive workforces, too often product design leaves people out, and the result can be embarrassing for the company when discovered and harmful for society when a discriminatory result is not identified and fixed.

As this subcommittee knows well, the influence of the internet and technology in our lives has grown exponentially over the past two decades.

We should restore this critical funding and ensure that navigators can provide fair and impartial information on people's enrollment and financial assistance options.