"I would like to urge you to examine that, because we have had testimony before this committee that cap-and-trade--by Oak Ridge scientists--that cap-and-trade was a very inefficient way to deal with fuel because it raises the price, that is for sure, but it doesn't reduce the carbon because it only r..."
"But is it not true solar and wind and other renewables on which the Administration seems to be absolutely fixated, and which I think are fine and useful, only produce 6 percent of our carbon-free elec..."
"I think you left out an adjective. I put the word cheap in there."
"I think back on the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year."
"I want to thank Senator Cardin for his leadership."
"I have called for a mini-Manhattan Project to find ways to capture carbon from coal plants."
"So, what is the Governor's attitude, and yours, about the importance of maintaining the parks and the natural beauty of the area as a way of raising family incomes in the upper Cumberland part of Tenn..."
"Coal is an essential part of our energy future. But it is not necessary to destroy our mountaintops in order to have enough coal."
"That is why I joined with Senator Cardin to make a simple amendment to the Clean Water Act that would end the practice of dumping coal mining waste into streams."
"I am very proud of an MOU that we have with Region 3 and Virginia DMME."
"It needs to stop, and I hope that today's hearing will start us on that path."