Doesn't it seem like 27 percent of the dollars that the IRA, which none of us voted for, which is billions of dollars, is going to go to administrative costs, is that really providing environmental justice?

It is great to have our first kickoff hearing. Appreciate your leadership.

So the IRA will directly cause closures of natural gas and coal powered plants in all certainty.

I think we need to do a better follow up here on the--certainly on the ones that are suspect, and certainly around the industries, and others that are exploiting our--any child.

To me it is just mind boggling in this time of fiscal restraint where people are really watching their dollars, this kind of overreach and overspending.

I just think we have to be really careful what we tell the Americans.

I have a question on Fish and Wildlife.

I hope they would move quicker, I think that state primacy issue is absolutely critical to move forward, to cleaner environment, to capturing, and sequestering, and utilizing the carbon.

Can you provide assurances that the proposed policy changes will not lead to increased beneficiary costs?

I think that is a legitimate question, I will leave it to that.

I think that is a legitimate question, I will leave it to that.