"Greenhouse gases continue to rise in the atmosphere, the planet is warming, sea level is rising, and a significant degree of this change is attributable to human activities."
"Even when it becomes common knowledge that a chemical is harmful, the Environmental Protection Agency does not have sufficient authority to restrict or ban that chemical from the market."
"I am hopeful we can agree that this is a topic worthy of bipartisan examination."
"I do not think this action alone has resolved much related to the ongoing questions about the fate of nuclear waste."
"We have a long-term storage facility and yet we do not. We do not have interim storage facilities or a policy of establishing them, and yet we do."
"For the last few decades, the nuclear waste problem has been intractable."
"House Republicans seem unwilling to move past their fixation on Yucca Mountain."
"There is a bipartisan effort in the Senate to develop legislation to begin addressing these very tough issues."
"I just wanted to highlight that for the record, because it is part of the strength of the ACA."
"I look forward to hearing from additional witnesses on this very important topic."
"President Obama expressed concerns with the cyber legislation recently considered in the House because of privacy and civil liberties issues."