Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman and the chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy for yielding. Madam Speaker, Pennsylvania has a long and proud history of developing energy innovation. From the first oil well in 1859 to leading the way on natural gas development to Westinghouse's work developing nuclear energy in the 1950s, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been a leader in producing the power that Americans, and the entire world, rely on to keep their homes warm and their refrigerators cold. For decades, the United States has been a leader in the development of new technologies and innovation with regard to nuclear energy. As demands on our Nation's electric grid continue to grow, small modular and microreactors are poised to be the next generation of clean, safe, and reliable nuclear technology. It is vital that these reactors are permitted efficiently in order to allow American consumers to utilize the energy they rely on each and every day. Madam Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to support this legislation.”