Pete Olson

Slavery for sex and labor. It is ugly, offensive, but it is real.

This may be the most important hearing this committee has in the 115th Congress because we are dealing with life and death.

the fact that thousands of Americans have died with these prescription drugs, illicit drugs is a collective failure of American society.

Not one blip of power lost, despite a category four hurricane hitting a nuclear reactor.

We are number one, Mr. Kiernan, in wind power.

This is an important hearing, and that importance was reinforced this week by the Department of Energy's proposal to FERC on valuing base load generation.

Harvey and Irma highlight the importance of a reliable grid that is not too dependent on one source of energy.

We can update the law without endangering our legacy for the next generation.

Arbitrary deadlines do not help. Neither do sweeping listings that threaten the communities and landowners.

Arbitrary deadlines do not help. Neither do large, sweeping listings that threaten the communities and landowners.

We need to protect our endangered species, but we need to do it in a smart way.

The Listing Reform Act by Representative Olson (H.R. 717) provides time for science-based decisions and acknowledges the importance of economic considerations.

Getting these projects done has become an incredibly difficult process. These projects need to be reviewed and they need to be safe, but once we have done our due diligence, foot dragging is malpractice.

Yucca Mountain is a 20-year story of raw politics, State versus State, Republican versus Republican, Democrat versus Democrat.

I support Yucca Mountain for one simple reason: Yucca Mountain ensures that America is more secure from attacks by terrorists with radioactive weapons.

In our current tax system, DC bureaucrats pick winners and losers and they have a dubious record.

Tax policy without a doubt moves markets when it comes to energy.

EPA is effectively saying you can never, ever comply with those standards because they will change.

Houston, we have a problem. And it is not just Houston's problem, it's the San Joaquin Valley's problem.

If Mr. Trump is President, Ms. Schakowsky, we will be back.

The American people will greatly be impacted by a patchwork system that increases costs while weakening the most important force for growth in a free-market economy, consumer choice.

We are undercutting OPEC and Russia, helping our allies, and giving American workers an opportunity to compete.

America is back. We are an energy superpower.

We have the opportunity for jobs and affordable energy at home and aid to our allies abroad.

In Texas, we say you're a straight shooter. That's a very high compliment.