Gene Green

I am pleased to be a co-sponsor of this legislation introduced by Senator John Cornyn.

I am certain today's hearing will provide the committee a more complete understanding of why these regions are important.

incidents like those reinforce our need for safety and secure nuclear security infrastructure.

we are going to need some type of long-term waste disposal facility for high-level nuclear waste.

we have a really nice hole in a mountain out there that somewhere along the way we are going to need to have a facility for our country for those rods.

EPA estimates that 10 gigawatts of coal-fired power will retire rather than install controls.

The coal ash rule is a matter of great interest to the subcommittee and to our district.

Some have said that the subtitle C regulation would require disposal in a hazardous-waste landfill. Is that true?

The last hearing we had on coal combustion waste was in 2009, and this is the first hearing we have had on coal ash since the EPA has issued proposed regulations.

I would like to welcome not only our witness in the first panel but also our second panel.

Coal generates approximately 45 percent of the power in our country.

If subtitle C regulation is finalized, what requirements or restrictions on the materials that are beneficially reused--would there be any requirements?

So right now there is no Federal regulation?

I really want to ask, is it--since about 45 percent of coal ash now is used, whether it be minefill for 8 percent or about 37 percent in beneficial uses, would that be prohibited under EPA's ruling?

I do think that we need to have a comprehensive approach that addresses not only what we would like to do in terms of downsizing Fannie and Freddie.

I think that we all agree that we have to do something with reference to Fannie and Freddie.

We can maximize cost savings and offer the best value by leveraging taxpayer dollars that are already being spent for the biggest benefit.

Unfortunately, the President's budget again includes several tax increases aimed at America's natural gas and oil industry.

Local economies like my home in Houston, home of the Johnson Space Center, will be hit hard when we have just begun to recover.

The President's budget again includes several tax increases aimed at America's natural gas and oil industry.

We must change the trajectory at NASA. The plan in the authorization bill costs less, does more, and will allow our nation to maintain its role as the leader in space.

Democrats and Republicans must work together to produce a budget that simultaneously helps meet our economic, health care, energy, and social challenges.

We spend so much time talking about the importance of inspiring our students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines.

Under the NASA budget proposal, there will be no new jobs for STEM students.

If we do not effectively guide NASA back toward a plan that is within the confines of the law, it will result in significant duplicative costs and unnecessary job losses.