I am leading a bill that aims to eliminate our reliance, which is currently 24 percent, on Russian nuclear fuels for our nuclear reactors.

I disagree with some of our witnesses about the importance of, for example, exporting natural gas and being able to help our allies reduce their dependance on Russian oil and gas at this critical moment.

I think that what we did in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and, importantly, the Inflation Reduction Act is really important to accomplishing those goals.

If we cede our energy leadership to countries like Russia and China, they will always leverage that influence to advance their own authoritarian agenda.

I am going to disagree with and I am disappointed to see the bill 484 that has been introduced by my friend from Texas, Mr. Pfluger, because I think it undoes the important work that we did on this committee just last year in trying to…

It is disappointing representatives from the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency declined to appear.

It is also a necessary step as we incorporate technologies like electric vehicles and renewables into our energy mix.

We have several bills that will help unlock American natural gas and its delivery systems.

We are here today to discuss how America can keep pace with the rapidly evolving satellite communications industry.

We need to make sure these technologies are developed in an ecosystem that promotes America's values.

The Energy and Commerce Committee has been a long leader in advancing 5G, autonomous vehicles, and other advanced technologies.

The Chinese Communist Party will do whatever it takes to embed their authoritarianism into next-generation technologies like these.

We cannot afford to let this happen.

We must reevaluate and adapt the regulatory environment to make sure that America is winning the future.

We must be united in our efforts to investigate the origins of COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future pandemics.

I agree that the NEPA process needs serious reforms, and I hope that the Semiconductor Manufacturers Administration and members of this committee will work with us on bringing commonsense reforms to NEPA so that we can get America back…

It is critical that we use this panel to ensure that America, not China, is setting the rules of the road for technologies of tomorrow.

Banning QALYs is a step in the right direction, but so much more needs to be done.

The regulatory framework for self-driving cars must be led in the United States.

We must work together to cement America's global technological leadership.

In America, where we have led the world in amazing medical breakthroughs and innovation, we must ban QALYs and strongly affirm that every life is worth living.

I believe this is foundational for our global leadership and securing personal information for every American, especially from foreign threats.

We need to make sure that these technologies of the future are developed in an ecosystem that promotes American values, not China's.

I look forward to working with you, and I am fully committed to building trust.

I believe that we have broken gun laws. In this case, Mexican cartels are trading--they are trading illicit fentanyl for readily available American guns.