The Department of Defense has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by a third over the next decade, and the expansion of renewable energy development on our installations will be key to meeting that goal.

Thank you for holding a legislative hearing on S. 2921.

I am concerned that those who are willing to invest in these projects are going to get gun shy about investing in future projects.

I think we must be cautious when we oppose renewable energy projects on Federal lands by proposing more wilderness areas and other forms of procedures.

I have also been informed that the administration supports this amendment. I advise my colleagues that is the case as well. Once again, I thank my cosponsors and urge my colleagues to support the amendment.

The amendment preserves the existing authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the authority of the States to be sure that electricity and natural gas rates are just and reasonable, while at the same time leaving the…

I hope the Department of Interior will make the full drilling plan available for peer review by other industry experts.

Regulatory failure is one of the 3 key interlocking failures that I believe are at the heart of this problem.

President Obama suggested one last week; he cited a cozy relationship between the Minerals Management Service, or MMS, and the industry it was regulating.

I think it is critical that everyone understands that blowout preventer systems as designed today will never be able to overcome poor well design or faulty operational decision making.

The sobering reality is that, despite the losses and damage that have already been suffered, we do not yet know what the full impact of this disaster will be.

There definitely needs to be a concerted effort made to develop and test equipment, new technology, and procedures in a realistically simulated deepwater environment.