There is no question federal clean-air laws-and state authorities that implement those laws have been tremendously successful since the first major of revisions of the Clean Air Act in 1970.

This bill is about providing sensible tools and relief to state and local authorities so they can more effectively implement air quality standards for the benefit of their communities.

As Chairman Blackburn has said, broadband is the infrastructure of the 21st century.

Addiction doesn't understand politics. It doesn't understand income. It doesn't understand race or where someone's from.

High speed Internet access has made communications and commerce easier than ever before and the importance of broadband in America's economy cannot be understated.

Fentanyl essentially represents a third wave in the Nation's ongoing opioid crisis.

I believe they are laboratories for American innovation and new ideas.

Local communities are the laboratories of American ideas and innovation.

Hydropower is great for homeowners as well as job-creating businesses.

As I've stated before, my objectives at the committee are to put consumers first in all that we do.

Hydropower provides zero-emission base load generation that can help our country meet our energy goals and commitments to the global community made in the Paris Agreement last year.

Despite the numerous benefits of hydropower, the greatest impediment facing its growth is the regulatory process.

This hearing is a crucial step in the Energy Subcommittee's efforts to modernize our Nation's electricity infrastructure.

In my home State of Oregon, hydropower is one of the largest sources of electricity generation.

The electricity generated from hydropower allows for a diverse energy mix, which in turn increases our Nation's energy security and reliability.

This hearing is a crucial step in the energy subcommittee's efforts to modernize our Nation's energy infrastructure.

So the first step forward is to provide sufficient funding to modernize our infrastructure.

It is a false choice that we can't have both a clean, safe environment and a regulatory process in place to ensure that investment in clean energy remains a cost-competitive option.

One of the many advantages of living in Oregon is the plentiful supply of affordable, reliable, and clean hydropower.

Another critical step is regulatory reform.

The CBO said that there would be twice as many people taking Obamacare insurance as they're actually are.

This critically important FDA user fee reauthorization process is in good hands with you at the helm.

I think it makes a lot of sense. It is a piece of the puzzle, it is not the whole puzzle.

Part of that process is giving committee members and staff the opportunity to work closely together to draft a bill that reflects the concerns of our constituents and reflects our mandate from voters to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Reports that the Energy and Commerce Committee is doing anything other than a regular process of keeping its members up to speed on the latest developments in its jurisdiction are false.