"It's important to understand that all of our sources of electricity supply underperformed at the same time we had record demand."
"These issues are so important for Texans and for all of us across the country, as this hearing has shown."
"I am proud to welcome and introduce my mayor, Mayor Sylvester Turner."
"I am somewhat worried other States will continue--and my own State, hopefully not--but will continue to refuse to expand."
"I am so glad to see that States are seriously looking at expansion, as Ms. Mann noted in her opening statement and again with questions."
"In my home State of Texas, this provision would result in billions of Federal dollars going to our State, and it is the State with the highest uninsured rate in the country."
"Your insights about the challenges and opportunities before us in this moment and then in this infrastructure legislation have been really, really useful."
"This grant program makes it easier for States to make these investments, which in turn lowers the utility bills for the community operating the building."
"the importance that carbon capture utilization and storage will play in meeting a midcentury net-zero goal."
"It is incredibly important for those of us in Texas, and for the entire country, to understand what happened, and to craft legislation on this Committee to invest in and encourage research and develop..."
"The scientists tell us that these extreme weather events will increase, and we must do everything possible to understand, prepare for, and respond to these extreme weather events."