I thank my colleagues for their collaboration on this bill. I thank Mr. Crenshaw for working with me on this important effort for our community and for communities across our State and, of course, our country. I thank everyone for their…

We need a far better justification for why EERE would cancel a $46 million funding opportunity.

Throughout this Congress, this Committee has demonstrated strong, bipartisan support for innovation in energy technologies.

my constituents at home expect our Government to be efficient, effective, and ethical.

I think it is useful for us to talk about what it is we can do to be helpful.

I think it would be very useful for us to explore to make sure that the American people are protected when it comes to the potential transfer of this building.

I think there is some vague language in this contract about what it means to respond.

But if some of those questions came to this committee, there might be the opportunity to address some of the things that have shown themselves to be challenges.

I am glad to be here today as the new Chairwoman of the Energy Subcommittee and am looking forward to leading us through an important and busy year of hearings and legislative action to help provide clean, reliable, and secure energy…

I represent the energy capital of the world. I am from Houston. We believe in climate change. We know it's real.

The Office of Science plays a critical role in our fight against climate change.

Thank you, that's very helpful. And I just have a little bit of time left.