And let's just envision that for a second that that kind of technology and research, again, was--somebody said let's make that investment.

We must act now to ensure that a similar process for vetting suggestions that may expedite the restoration of critically damaged ecosystems does not experience the same delay.

It's one of the reasons why I don't support opening up more of the Arctic, because if this catastrophe would have happened in the Arctic, we don't have any of the resources there.

I urged him to seize control from BP and establish a single point of accountability for approving new technologies.

What's at stake for the country and for the Gulf Region and for the people who live there and have to work there is losing their livelihoods and we are not helping them in a way that they deserve, in that sense.

It's not really a guess. I mean, we're not sitting here going to guess about what's the shape of the next catastrophe.

Hearing held on July 21, 2010

I thank the chairman for yielding time. I thank the Senator for his diligence, particularly in the area of the derivatives market and the fact that this legislation will be the first time--the first time--the over-the-counter derivatives…

I have a very healthy respect for the role that Inspector Generals play in our Government.

Does the department perform an economic analysis before selling and bartering, transforming uranium from stockpiles?

I wonder what BPA says about purchasing contracts?

I think most of my colleagues want to see the investment here.

We need more engineers at DOE, not more lawyers.

We need to improve the Government's management of its uranium stockpile.

If I could go to the heavy duty vehicle research legislation?

We start with Senator Collins's bill, which is more narrowly focused than Senator Stabenow's.

S. 3460, the 10 Million Solar Roofs Act, introduced by Senator Sanders.

Can I go back to S. 3251, which is Senator Carper's bill, and I understand that power purchase agreements are used, the Department of Defense is allowed to enter into long-term contracts, up to 30 years, while other agencies are just 10.

There is so much work for us to continue to do.

I urge the committee to proceed and get the advice from the Department of Energy, and I hope you will report the bill soon.

This is a legislative hearing by the subcommittee to consider 6 bills that are on the committee's legislative calendar.

I thank Senator Boxer for her passionate leadership in defense of the Clean Air Act and the pollution protections this bedrock law provides every American. I appreciate her yielding me time to speak in opposition to the Resolution of…

For Congress now to undermine that process would be to undermine the Clean Air Act itself and the sanctity of science-based policymaking. It would be a very bad precedent, and it would be a threat to our children and to the environment in…

You want to understand whether the system is going to fail.

I think a big number. So we should look at that.