Lamar Smith: “The EPA must be held accountable for its actions that have harmed our communities.”

I look forward to hearing about the promise of fossil energy technologies from our witnesses today and how DOE-funded research supports technological innovations that improve the efficiency, environmental impact, and safety of fossil fuels.

I thank Chairman Shuster for yielding, and I congratulate him on successfully advancing a 5-year FAA reauthorization. H.R. 302 includes the Science Committee's research and development title, the FLIGHT R&D Act. Title 7 includes our…

I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Comstock), the chairwoman of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, for yielding me time to speak on her legislation. The bill, H.R. 6229, the National Institute of Standards and Technology…

The research done at Department of Energy national laboratories is vital to increasing the fossil fuels' efficiency and reducing environmental impacts.