It is unfortunate that we did not find common ground on the issues related to high cost of prescription drugs.

We know Americans were promised, when the Affordable Care Act passed, a $2,500 reduction in our insurance premiums, and lo and behold, that obviously never happened; in fact, just the opposite.

Americans expect us to do that, and I hope that after this hearing gets behind us, we could still work together this fall and get good things done.

We need to work together to modernize the Strategic National Stockpile.

Proper forest management reduces fire risk, lowers carbon emissions from fire and creates good jobs.

We need to have hydro again as a clean energy source and it need to be a part of the equation.

Our hearts go out to all those impacted by these catastrophic fires.

We have to prioritize energy security and affordability for consumers and use experience and science as our guide for our energy policy.

This hit the poorest of the poor. Those with the least were wiped out the most, and so we have got a lot of recovery.

I am sure the entire subcommittee shares its thoughts and its concerns with you, and let's go forward and make certain we can do the best in response to that damage that has occurred in your area.

If California--the world's fifth largest economy--can't keep the lights on during a heatwave, that is a serious warning for anyone considering placing these mandates on the rest of the nation.

Regrettably, California's current energy crisis was predictable and it was avoidable.

Due to my attendance at a wildfire summit with the President, to discuss aid for the devastating wildfires that have recently swept through Oregon, I was unable to return for votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on…

Due to a longstanding prior commitment, I was unable to return for votes on Saturday, August 22. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 179 (PQ); ``nay'' on rollcall No. 180 (Rule); ``yea'' on rollcall No. 181…

In my experience, any significant change to a core environmental law requires overwhelming bipartisan support.

The quality of the work is much more important than the quantity of the pages in the Federal Register.

I wonder whether some of the concerns you have are better remedied with implementation improvements rather than statutory overhauls.

We believe objective science should guide decisions.

The rules that were done were essential.

We must ensure that finite public resources are focused on those contaminants for which public health risks are real and can be reduced.

This would almost certainly result in community water systems spending significant resources on the reduction of contaminants that may not present a significant threat to public health.

You are literally working to save the world. So we greatly appreciate you taking time to participate in today's hearing.

Well, thank you very much, Chair DeGette. I want to thank you for holding today's hearing on an incredibly important and timely topic.

I think those standards are high and I think should give all of us as Americans a lot of confidence...

To put it simply, this could not have been done without the private sector, and they have been an integral part of this Herculean effort.