Thank you, Mr. Crist. I'm going to recognize myself for 5 minutes, and then we'll continue with the hearing.

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 most critical pieces to the development of…

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 that this is one project where we need…

I am grateful to the Galveston district in particular.

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.

I guess the question I have for you in front of this Committee is what do you suggest that we do here to chart the path forward for CCUS?

I appreciate the all-of-the-above energy approach that you talked about this morning and that you embraced as the Governor of our State.

It's not clear whether the Department of Energy will continue to support this promising technology.

I really think that it is important what we're doing in terms of diversifying our portfolio in talking about research.

I represent the energy corridor, and it is of course the heart of the energy renaissance that we've been experiencing over the last decade or so.

Thank you for holding this hearing and Ranking Member Lucas, and thank you to all of our witnesses who are here testifying.

And folks here have heard me say before that I'm the aunt of a niece who wants to grow up to be an engineer, and I want to make sure that path is clear on the way, as well as in arriving.