Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for scheduling today's hearing on energy and resource security.
I am increasingly concerned that we are running out of time this year, and critical tax policy issues could go unaddressed.
I support comprehensive tax reform that encourages innovation and helps deal with the challenges that that innovation can create.
We literally have a 60-percent increase in the number of people now paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing.
The low-income tax credit has been a great tool.
We need to make sure that, as we look at tax reform, we are focusing on the era that we live in.
You know, I'm sure you understand because you said you traveled to 100 different countries, that approximately 96 percent of global consumer...
Hanford is the largest nuclear waste cleanup site in the entire world.
We are going to have issues and serious problems.
The Department of Energy is a global leader in science and technology with an unrivaled network of national laboratories.
I guarantee you it cannot be done.