I thank Ms. Shalala for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the bill we are debating today, in some ways I am reminded of a Clint Eastwood movie. We have some good, some bad…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 230, nays 188, not voting 12, as…

I did introduce a bill with Dr. Schrier of Washington State following the measles outbreak up there last year.

As lawmakers, we need to focus on cutting unnecessary Washington red tape and burdensome regulations.

I think it would be in the nation's interest to acknowledge that threat publicly so that Americans are aware of it.

Well, certainly that, in my opinion, was an oversight to leave the purchase of additional petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve out of the CARES Act.

It is important that we don't limit ourselves to research and development in only one area of energy generation.

I would also suggest that the Congress might want to consider perhaps upgrading some of the facility as well.

I will just commit to you and anything in the future this committee can do to ensure that the security, National Nuclear Security Agency stays within the Department of Energy, I think, is critically important and I will make that…

I hope this isn't just a check-the-box hearing.

So, yes, we were due. So I am glad you organized it today.

I appreciate your willingness to work on a productive, bipartisan agenda for this subcommittee.