•     "To reach bipartisan agreement, funding levels and provisions require adjustments. First, we must revise balances of top line funding for defense and non-defense spending. The bill increases defense programs by $774 Million, or 2%, while non-defense programs are cut by $1.8 Billion, or 6%, and that's where innovation lies. We cannot cede our future to the past. This imbalance needs correction so that domestic energy and water programs be enhanced. Our citizenry wants a secure energy future, not captivity. We must address the most harmful cuts in the bill. These include—and I’ll tick off five, a $1.3 Billion cut, or 40% cut to critical minerals and energy innovation. That's driving the car backwards. We seek no less than $3.1 Billion to meet global competition for a cleaner energy future. We must address the irresponsible accumulation of atmospheric pollutants that are powerful indications that we must not ignore. Number two, a $50 Million cut, or 14% to Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA- Energy for a livable future. With our global population going to head to 10 billion—10 billion over the next 50 years, we seek no less than $350 Million for transformative clean energy technologies. Third, with energy prices rising, a $25 Million cut for electricity and grid deployment programs is a nonstarter. We seek no less than $260 Million to modernize our aging grid, to drive down electricity prices. Fourth a $282 Million cut, or 12% for nuclear nonproliferation activities, is unwise in a dangerous world made more risky by the current war in the Middle East. We seek no less than $2.367 Billion to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. We cannot retreat as nuclear threats increase. And fifth, total elimination of the Army Corps Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. In other words, cleaning up the mess FUSRAP from the nuclear industry is unacceptable to the health of our citizenry. We seek no less than $200 Million to continue cleaning up nuclear contamination across this country." Source: Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Democrat, Ohio, District 9)

•     "I oppose the bill we are considering today. It will make energy more expensive, from gasoline to electricity for homes and businesses, while families struggle to keep up with the rising cost of living. It will set us back, even as our adversaries invest in the technology of the future. It will jeopardize national security by weakening our efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. And it will leave our communities vulnerable to radioactive waste leftover from our nation’s atomic weapons program. Recently, President Trump said, and I quote, "I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation." Let me tell you: it shows. It reveals just how out of touch this administration is. And how out of touch the president is." Source: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Democrat, Connecticut, District 3)