The administration's proposal to cut State regulatory grants--a proposal that is based on the unsupported assumption that State permit fees can be quickly raised to fill the budget hole--is completely unrealistic.

We appreciate the strong support the subcommittee provided last year and ask you to provide the same funding in fiscal year 2011 as you did in fiscal year 2010.

I extend heartfelt thanks to you and the subcommittee for providing an additional $4 million for SHPOs in fiscal year 2010.

It means that, for millions of Americans, premiums will go up, because those -- when -- when people pay those new taxes, premiums will go up, and they will also go up because of the government mandates.

It means that for millions of Americans premiums will go up because those -- when people pay those new taxes, premiums will go up and they will also go up because of the government mandates.

Government subsidies are a problem, in the sense that, once they get started, they're hard to stop.

11 academies in industrialized countries say that climate change is real and humans have caused most of the recent warming.

You know the buzz word this week in Washington seems to be that Washington doesn't work, that's not necessarily true on electric cars or even clean energy.

We're very excited, in Tennessee, that Nissan's going to be building not only the Leaf there, it's going to be building the batteries there for the Leaf.

I strongly endorse the ideas that Dr. Chu has talked about, about these innovation hubs or mini Manhattan Projects.

The President's been a leader on electric cars, and all 40 Republicans have endorsed the idea of doubling--of making electric cars and trucks our--you know, half of our vehicles.

We have been introducing legislation for the last 6 years to require national standards for sulfur, nitrogen and mercury.

Let me ask each of the three of you a question about used nuclear fuel.

It is traditional for home State Senators to introduce, as I would be down there if I weren't a member of the committee, nominees from their State.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks to Senator Corker.

Senator Webb and I have co-sponsored legislation to try and create an environment in which we could double nuclear power production in the United States as well as encourage other forms of clean energy.

The Tennessee Valley Authority, there is no more important institution in our region, Madam Chairman, than the Tennessee Valley Authority.

There is no excuse for not going ahead with it in terms of our health.

I want to congratulate President Obama for the last couple of weeks of leadership that he has shown on nuclear energy.

the President's three nominees for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They each seem exceptionally well qualified.

I do have faith in the Government's commitment.

I think it is because he is known in our State as really not being a political person.

Maybe the Congress will be able to give TVA a little help on this, Madam Chair.

I am a big backer of Pell Grants.

I happen to think entitlement spending is the big gorilla that we need to work on.