Benefit of a clean energy economy. It is time to wake up. I yield the floor to my friend, the distinguished senator from louisiana. The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Ms. Landrieu thank you, senator. Im so happy to follow him on the floor today and some to see him again. Weve worked together on so many important issues, mr. President , wonderful to see you and to be back on the floor. I come today for a very special reason. I am so proud to present to the senate a package of lands bills that have been included in the Defense Authorization act. And whats significant about this particular package is its quite large and its the first package in almost six years, in almost three congresses which is quite an accomplishment for our committee. And i am so proud of the staff of our committee, energy and Natural Resources. I made this a priority when i took over as chair nine months ago. It was a long shot to see if we could put any package at all together. It had eluded us for s
Government would not be involved. Washington would not know about it at all. But it is required that the state department pursue it not any statutory framework, but a series of order starting with president s, starting in the 1950s. Most recently executive order 10 42 three was amended by the executive order reference in the first hour, executive order 113 37. Those orders designate the secretary of state to receive all applications for president ial permits for the construction, operation, or maintenance at the borders of the United States for facilitating transportation of Petroleum Products to or from a foreign country. Just athe review is Border Crossing, the fact that the state department involved, allows the state department to review the environmental policy. A key to understanding the Legal Framework is to note that these are standing executive orders and they were not issued pursuant to a statutory grant and authority. Congress did not legislate to create this permitting frame
I wish that we had time to take all of the questions that we dont and so now i just want to introduce the third member its great to be back here. We felt the warm invite from when we came especially alex and the team and at the Kennedy School. Go to the digital riptide if you cant remember that short url, go to the shorenstein site. You dont have to read it all. I promise you if you let these people speak for themselves, you will be engaged and you will learn and if you are having insomnia trouble there are a couple that will put you to sleep, but im not going to tell you which ones those are. You have to hunt for those results. A nice discussion with riptide is meant to be back. But it wasnt a testament of the discussion and its not a testament of the conclusion that we are not pessimistic about the future of news. So, certainly as we look back and think to people, we found that the truism that was the most true of course is what has already happened in the past. And we interviewed an
Epa Administrator Gina Mccarthy said earlier this month that Environmental Policies and regulations that affect the lives of americans need to be grounded in quality and transparent science. She testified before the House Science Committee which is chaired by congressman lamar smith of texas. [inaudible conversations] the committee on Science Space Technology will come to order. Welcome everyone to todays hearing entitled strengthening transparency and accountability within the Environmental Protection agency. Im going to recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for hers. The Environmental Protection agency like every other Governmental Institution should answer to the American People. Everyone agrees that we need to protect the environment but we should do so in a way that is open and honest. Democracy requires transparency and accountability. Yet the epas justifications for its regulations are cloaked in secret science. I
Technologies available to it today so it continues to have a path forward. But we dont tend use Research Funds for things that are already been determined adequately demonstrated . Were using Research Funds to try to prove this up youre using it as an example adequately demonstrated. It doesnt make sense. We are coordinating closely with d. O. E. And if you have listened and heard from the d. O. E. Folks today, you will know they share our opinion about its availability and been demonstrated. Its exciting to think that we could make it more costeffective moving forward, and that you could expand the range of sequestration opportunities. So they are actually working very hard with the industry to continue to move that technology forward. That is only good news, sir. Thats not bad news. But we still dont know whether its adequately demonstrated. Gentlemans time is expired. Pursuant to the discussion about the efficiency of the relating to the subpoena. I ask unanimous con stoant enter to