We look over to the manufacturers of a lead-induced system in our homes and we are letting them pay no responsibility.

I think we had better take this seriously, the impact we are having on people's lives.

If it doesn't have an impact on climate change around the world, why are we subjecting our hardworking taxpayers... to something that has no benefit?

The world is not following our leadership.

If we terminated all coal-fired power plants in America... the total reduction to CO2 on the globe would only be two-tenths of 1 percent.

I just came back from China in October, and the NEA in China said they are not going to promote CCS.

the focus has been trying to force the existing coal-fired powerplants to add carbon capture and storage as an after-market retrofit, even though virtually every nation on the globe has turned their backs on CCS.

Could I just make sure that I ask at the very end, could we get you to come to Longview and see the tremendous efficiency that is operating there without CCS, and how effective they have been able to do that at half the cost of a CCS…

If we took a poll right now I am afraid a lot of the residents would turn on the pipeline because they see so many problems associated with it.

I just wanted some facts. Are we increasing or decreasing? I would appreciate that.

If you were an industry and violated the law. So I will be curious to see what the consequences are in finishing.

I can remember about 3 years ago we had a representative of FERC here talking about, if we didn't start replacing some of the coal-fired power plants, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic, that we were going to see some rolling brownouts by…

I just want to, again--going to close again with just----I want accountability.

Are we just checking the box that you are providing guidance, or are you holding people accountable either in your department or at the effective--like Arkansas?

That is part of the title here of this bill, is the Affordable Care Act, but under the entitlement, they can't afford it.

I think in your opening remarks you touched on some of your mission statement of providing oversight and assistance, but what was missing, I thought, and maybe because of my hearing loss I might have missed something, but I didn't hear…

I have a little problem because in West Virginia we only have one exchange representing the majority of the State, and their costs are going to be increasing 19.7 percent if their rate is approved.

The poor folks who are still here, they get to hear me talk about Iowa all the time, and how much wind energy we have in the State of Iowa.

the Clean Power Plan 111(d) regulations certainly put regulators at both the State and Federal level in a very precarious position

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess to understand FERC, you have to understand how we got here, what are the issues that you have to face.

if we were to enter a carbon credit trading program in North Dakota, it would be a $400 to $450 million annual tag

I really think we have to move not only toward wind but solar, and go as far in that direction as we possibly can.

These are good governance, not partisan questions.

Who will be responsible for the medical bills that have been incurred by families all across?

Families enrolled in the West Virginia-Kentucky CO-OP have had that rug jerked right out from under them.