HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy Hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2020 DOE Budget.”
Congressman Upton praised The Honorable Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy who was witness to the hearing:
“Secretary Perry, there is something about the department of Energy that brings out enthusiasm about our nation’s energy and environmental future. And I think you demonstrate that enthusiasm more than most who have led the department. I welcome your enthusiasm and look forward to your testimony this morning.”
Upton touched on subjects including energy security and the shifting patterns of energy supply:
“Today, we are more energy secure than at any point in our Nation’s History. Fiften years ago we thought we were running out. I believe we owe this dramatic turnaround to free market competition, American ingenuity, and technological innovations that were driven, in part, through research conducted by the Department of Energy.”
“The shifting patterns of energy supply and use bother here in the United States and around the world present both challenges and opportunities.”
Upton closed his opening remarks thanking Secretary of The Department of Energy Rick Perry for including funding to restart the defense of the Yucca Mountain License before the NRC.
