This bill provides $40 million for the Northern Border Regional Commission, the same as last year. This commission seeks to create jobs in distressed communities of the four-State northern region. While the impact to overall spending in…

Once again, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for filing this amendment, but I must strongly oppose it. This bill provides $31.1 million for the Delta Regional Authority. This small investment targets hundreds of depressed…

I thank my distinguished friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) for filing the amendment. My great State of Tennessee, which I represent the Third District of Tennessee, our State and other States greatly benefit from the Appalachian…

Similar to my colleague's previous amendment, this program enjoys broad bipartisan support and enables robust hydropower production that provides electricity to benefit the entire region. Mr. Chair, I support the gentleman's amendment, and…

Once again, my distinguished friend and colleague from Pennsylvania has been consistent in his opposition to these regional commissions, and I do appreciate the gentleman's positions on this. However, I respectfully disagree. The amendment…

Once again, I thank my distinguished friend from Pennsylvania and colleague for his very thoughtful work on this entire project. He has covered all of these regions. Mr. Chair, this amendment seeks to cut funding for the Great Lakes…

I thank my good friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) for filing this, but I must respectfully oppose the amendment. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations is primarily responsible for implementing and managing over $21 billion provided…

Again, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for bringing this motion on behalf of my distinguished friend from South Carolina. Like the previous amendment, although this one is a bit more draconian, I respectfully rise in opposition to…

Our constituents are reporting that the Corps field office staff is still waiting for guidance on implementing these recent WOTUS--the recent WOTUS rule from EPA and Corps headquarters.

I've been at a nuclear event and I left and I came back. I wanted to extend my sincere thanks to you and your folks at EPA.

Is that an appropriate role for the Office of Science?

we look forward to funding a lot of the initiatives and working in a bipartisan manner on fusion.

I represent the Oak Ridge Reservation. In my other life here I am an appropriator.

the main goal of the National Quantum Initiative Act was to accelerate development of quantum information science and technology applications in the United States over 10 years.

NOAA is considering a 10 knot speed limit that the agency claims would protect the North Atlantic right whale.

Again I want to thank the Ranking Member for supplementing my comments. And I think, General, this shows the great concern over several states in a very nonpartisan way about the Asian carp incursion.

I just wanted to weigh in very strongly that we fully support a robust funding for nuclear energy and all that it entails in that department.

I strongly support the primary missions of your department.

The Department of Energy is so critically important to our great Nation and to our future.

Thank you, Mr. Garcia.

Thank you again for appearing before us today and for a substantive hearing.

I was with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island last night at a dinner, and he was very positive in his support for reprocessing.

I fully support a robust funding for nuclear energy and all that it entails in that department.

I continue to support ITER. ORNL does a tremendous amount of work in that endeavor.

I look forward to working together with you and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to move forward a budget that will strengthen our national security and advance our energy independence.