"Speaking of the GAO report that was released yesterday. It did highlight a couple of areas of concern in the EPA's process for appointing members to advisory committees."
"However, it's interesting to note that this supposedly more rigorous process was not utilized for other committees."
"In EPA's response to the GAO's report, they stated that the process the Agency used for appointments to SAB and CASAC was more rigorous than the membership grid procedure that is standard for all othe..."
"I sent a letter to you with some of my colleagues in the Houston delegation on July 12 asking you to reconsider this closure."
"Thank you, Mr. Crist. I'm going to recognize myself for 5 minutes, and then we'll continue with the hearing."
"As a Representative of Texas' 7th congressional District in Houston right off the Gulf Coast, that of course perked up my ears."
"Given the tremendous economic boom that we have seen in the Houston economy and the petrochemical industry as well as the increasing size of the ships coming through our port, will you agree with me t..."
"I am grateful to the Galveston district in particular."
"Nowhere is that more true than in my district, in Texas' Seventh Congressional District, where the Army Corps' investment in the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs back in the 1940s has been one of the mos..."
"People are indeed surprised when I tell them that Texas produces the most wind energy of any State in the union, more than three times the next-leading State."
"It's not clear whether the Department of Energy will continue to support this promising technology."