Gene Green

I do hope that we can allow the new chair the opportunity to tackle some of these governance issues.

I think we need to look at both long-term storage, which Yucca Mountain was the solution from the '80s, but we also need to look at recycling.

I am a long-term supporter of nuclear energy because it is a cleaner energy alternative.

The President has said he supports investments in alternative forms of energy.

You cannot be for financial reform and not be for funding the regulators and putting the cops back on the beat.

Commonsense change should have broad support in this committee, with the Senate having already acted on the issue.

A lot of the things that were part of the Recovery Act were just building on the 2005 energy bill or energy law that was passed by a Republican Congress and Republican President.

My district in Houston is the largest petrochemical complex in the country, in the center of the world, our Nation's energy sector.

Sometimes you have your preconceived conclusion but the facts don't always get there.

The oil and gas industry has been and will continue to be a vital economic engine for our country, and EPA officials should not use negative language against the oil and gas industry without cause.

I believe our time would be better served by working in a bipartisan manner to enact policy that some day may actually move this Nation and its energy agenda forward.

But artists are bound to benefit from that exposure on radio.

But our free over-the-air radio has been there for decades and provides that.

I have been an advocate of free over-the-air radio for many years, and the future of audio is an important topic for my constituents in the Houston, Texas, area.

While I cannot 'Roger' what my colleague from the Navy said, I would like to as a veteran of the ghetto wars 'Right On' what he said.

As a main sponsor of the bill I can assure you H.R. 4345 is not an attempt to allow parties to abdicate any of their responsibility.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And you and I have debated the difference between MTBE and ethanol, and obviously we lost that battle in the Senate in 2005.

Mr. Chairman, we could probably talk all day, and let Charlie and Bob talk, too, and--but I appreciate you doing this legislative hearing. I know we were just talking, and I said it publicly, there is a solution.

I appreciate his commitment to work with me moving forward to ensure H.R. 4345 does not infringe upon ongoing litigation and cleanup in his state involving MTBE.

So we are going to have to be able to buy our gas somewhere else from another pump from one of the convenience stores?

I have a 2002 Chevy Blazer, and I don't put diesel in it, but that engine is hurt by requiring 15 percent ethanol as compared to 10 percent.

I would like this bill to do what we did for the pharmaceutical industry, because, believe me, I want not only refiners--and I am proud to represent five of them--but also my retail outlets.

I bought a new motor at Sears last month. That is a new lawn mower. It could not use E15 even though it was bought in 2012.

I understand refiners and retailers are concerned about the liability and damage from E15, and I share your concern.

But, Mr. Chairman, I know I am-- I would love to, but I am running out of time; in fact, I am over time.