Lamar Smith: “I look forward to your Chairing this Subcommittee and also to the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, continuing to…”

Energy produced from fossil fuel is abundant, affordable and vital to America's security and competitiveness.

While research on carbon capture, storage, and sequestration technologies remains a priority, there is also potential to research ways to use carbon as an energy resource.

First of all, let me thank the chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, Mr. Weber, the gentleman from Texas, for yielding. I strongly support this bill, H.R. 5905, the Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018. This bipartisan…

I believe it is important to make very clear with this legislation that CMS should not waive any Medicaid state plan requirements that would limit the freedom to choose qualified Medicaid providers who can provide medical services to…