"I am disappointed that we are holding a passive hearing that doesn't move toward the development of any policies to improve healthcare for Americans."
"Single-payer healthcare would be another failed attempt at a one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"unless India reduces its emissions, the result will be a climate catastrophe regardless of anything the United States does."
"American action alone will not make the difference needed to impact global climate change."
"if anyone thinks that decarbonizing America is going to save the planet, whether that is 10 years or 20 years from now, you are delusional."
"I just hope that everyone on the panel will recognize that what we do here is, we are just part of a big system."
"If we are trying to eliminate greenhouse gases, why isn't someone promoting a gasoline tax because it's proven time and time again that that's going to be the quickest way to eliminate greenhouse gase..."
"I just hope there's some language--something can be worked into your bill that takes care of the small refineries that gives them some protection as compared to the larger--the Marathons and the Mobil..."
"If we are going to be energy-independent and we are going to make sure that we have the power necessary for that New England area, we have two issues: Are we going to continue to import gas from Russi..."
"I think we--reports we have had from National Energy Technology Lab, NETL, have indicated we are prematurely shutting down too many of our coal-fired power plants, and we are headed into a blackout, p..."