Randy Weber: “Nuclear energy is a clean and reliable baseload energy source that is a central component of the U.S. energy portfolio.”

Weber interpreted Crockett’s remarks as mocking Abbott’s disability.

This is amazing to me, quite frankly. I served 4 years in the Texas legislature, and we were busy with catalytic scrubbers on all the industry that we had making sure that Texans had clean energy. We care about the environment. We care…

This is going to create jobs, not just for Texas but for the entire Nation. The gentleman across the aisle just mentioned Iran, that somehow this is going to help make it easier for Iran in the nuclear realm. I think Iran just discovered…

I am not quite sure how to respond to that. I don't know if some of our colleagues have been drinking this early or not. That notwithstanding, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice).