Everyone on both sides of the aisle accepts the premise of the SGR has got to go.

I do want to ensure, my vision is that people will have options, that they will not see a 'one size fits all'.

We are likely to face that again, but this time, without all of the good feeling that we all had last August.

Well, Mr. Chairman, I would just reiterate the observation that we are here today having this hearing.

I think it is time to recognize the limitations of this and move away from what really is a, it is not, it is not a policy that follows commonsense.

I am concerned and have been concerned since we had a briefing between Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Energy on the E-15 gas.

Why are we continuing to follow this foolhardy policy?

I want to take this opportunity to highlight H.R. 1687, thank my friend Mr. Engel.

Let's break that, we are still going to be highly reliant on crude oil, but let's bring other feed stocks.

Lower costs to consumers are driving more people to drive hybrid vehicles and make their homes more energy efficient, all good things, without the need for government incentives to do so.

But it is one that we are producing substantially in our country, and of course, 7 years ago, I would not be talking about it because natural gas was $12.50 or $13 per million cubic feet.

It sounds like the system was blinking red. It sounds like the traffic cop held his hand up and said, 'Stop. Don't do this.'