I will tell you that in my district, we lost 620 coal jobs.

Let us not forget that the President himself said he wanted to see electricity prices skyrocket.

Today I don't, and the reason is, because 7 years ago wind was an emerging technology.

I supported the inclusion from the Ways and Means Committee of the wind credit that you talked about.

The administration continues to reject the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project.

Achieving North American oil independence won't cost the American people a single dime.

Some of the opponents of our current market-based energy policy keep harping on the fact of the scarcity issue.

We will continue to fight for increased leasing on Federal lands and a streamlined permitting process.

I would assume that we would have a security system at a weapons complex or an enrichment facility that if anybody got within 10 feet of the first fence, alarms would start going off.

These safety and security incidents show very clearly the need for strong and robust oversight from this committee and others of security issues at our nuclear facilities.

If there is ever a time for more aggressive oversight, this is it.