Ralph Hall: “The President's action has spawned thousands of lost jobs and cast fear and doubt throughout the industry.”

I want to thank you for holding this hearing on what is probably one of the most important words in the dictionary, especially to youngsters 18 years old, high school, college graduates, and that word is energy.

Our nation depends on an all-of-the-above energy strategy, and the use of technologies like hydraulic fracturing have been an important role in helping achieve energy security.

We need to be aware of it and abreast of it and never forget it and looking at it every day, but we need to be reasonable about what we have to spend with no help from people that ought to be assisting us.

Would you agree that there isn't a single utility scale power plant in the world currently operating with CCS?