Jim Bridenstine

The goal here is to get off any Russian engines and to make sure we have assured access to space.

We don't want to send one more dollar to Russia that we don't absolutely have to send to them.

We can't afford to high-jack economic growth by regulating affordable energy out of business.

Are you aware that the EPA believes that coal-fired power plants can improve efficiency by as much as six percent?

So we're talking about 90 gigawatts being taken, basically being shut down, and based on the implementation of current regulation and then this new rule?

When the President was asked in 2008 as he was campaigning... he said, no, I'm not going to shut down coal; I'm just going to make it so expensive that they won't be able to operate.

This rule will impose tremendous costs on the American people with very few benefits.

Laurence Tribe...recently referred to the method by which this rule was enacted as 'burning the Constitution.'

The total compliance costs of the rule could be as high as $366 billion by 2030.

I am particularly concerned about how this regulation will affect access to affordable and reliable electricity.

This is a continuation of this administration's 'war on the poor.'

We have to make decisions in the best interest of our country, regardless of whether or not it was his war to begin with.

I would just argue that, while it is true that the other body has not acted on this yet, it is also true that this body has already acted in the Defense Authorization bill. It came through committee, and certainly it had overwhelming…

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I thank the chairman. I look forward to working together with you and with NOAA to ensure that congressional intent is clear and to make this critically important pilot program a reality. I appreciate your leadership and assistance on this…

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I want to make sure before we close that everybody understands that this would not be possible without the Ranking Member, Ms. Bonamici from Oregon, for her hard work to make this a very bipartisan effort.

The monopoly power that's of concern to me is the current government monopoly of space-based weather data.

Look to augment our satellite systems through commercial means, just as the Department of Defense and NASA have done

We must look outside the box for new methods of providing essential weather data

I look forward to working with our Senate counterparts, and would also encourage them to take up the H.R. 1561.

This bill is the result of a bipartisan agreement and is stronger for it.

I also want to thank the Ranking Member of the Environment Subcommittee, Ms. Bonamici, for being the lead cosponsor.

I thank the Committee Vice Chairman, Mr. Lucas, for his sponsorship of the bill.