This amendment increases funding for science, ARPA-E, and renewable energy, energy reliability and efficiency by a total of $1.7 billion, using defense environmental cleanup as an offset. Defense environmental cleanup provides funding to…

In reclaiming my time, we know that the gentlewoman's heart is in the right place. We know of your heartfelt views. We would be happy to work with you to see what we can do to assist in these other areas, but this environmental cleanup, in…

The gentleman's amendment, as he said, would increase funding for this EERE account and by cutting weapons activities in the NNSA administration and using that as an offset. Our bill not only cuts the renewable energy and energy efficiency…

Let me say it may be the relative lateness of the hour, but I welcome the comity with which you put forward your amendment. May I just say for the record that having handled the Hurricane Sandy supplemental, I can make you aware that our…

Again, our committee's priorities are well known. The modernization of our nuclear stockpile is a national security issue. We need to continue to make those investments. I oppose the amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The…

I oppose the amendment of the gentleman from Georgia. His amendment would cut $158 million from the Office of Science within the Department of Energy in favor of deficit savings. I should say for the record we cut approximately $220…

I must oppose the gentlelady's amendment. This is, though, a very important program, and I support it, our committee supports it. But this program is primarily funded within the Office of Legacy Management. That office receives substantive…

I rise in reluctant opposition to the gentleman's amendment and I salute, obviously, his desire to protect all of our nuclear sites. I certainly share the gentleman's concern for the security of nuclear weapons infrastructure. The security…

Following the doctor's lead, for the reasons I opposed this amendment the last time, I oppose this. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess)…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to this amendment. The rationale we have been talking about here is a human rationale. We have, as we speak, over 60,000 military serving doing the work of freedom in Afghanistan. As…

I am honored to join my colleagues from New Jersey in paying tribute to our late senior Senator, Frank R. Lautenberg. For the past several days, America has been reintroduced to Senator Lautenberg, and it is a story worth repeating here…

I'd like to thank Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Price on behalf of the residents of our region: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the east coast. Mention was made of disasters, and I want to thank the chair and all the committee…