"We are looking ahead to make sure we are doing everything we can to protect our electric grid and our oil and natural gas infrastructure as well and improve our ability to respond when the unexpected happens."
"We have a history of producing bipartisan user fee reauthorizations, most recently as last year, and so I look forward to continuing in those efforts with this one."
"In today's highly interconnected world, the threat of cyberattacks is ever present. So we have to be vigilant."
"Today's hearing, examining legislation addressing cybersecurity and emergency response, will help us respond to some of the most urgent challenges to the reliability of our Nation's energy infrastruct..."
"This is really important stuff for our country and those of us who have been briefed up on it know the importance of the work that's going on in our agencies and the security issues that are really be..."
"So at the end of the day, if we focus on what's best for consumers we will continue to make good public policy decisions."
"In a bad flu season, more than 50,000 people die, nearly as many as the Nation lost during the Vietnam War."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing on the very important issue of public health preparedness for and response efforts to the seasonal influenza."
"And so we need to look at what Federal issues are in the way of allowing that to move forward."
"The long and the short of it is, the customer is in charge. And that's the way markets really work."
"Customer demand has always driven changes in the retail industry."