Kelly and Dearborn Nominations: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, to Consider the Nomination of Suedeen Gibbons Kelly to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and to Consider the Nomination of Rick A. Dearborn to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, September 9, 2003

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Page 25 - ... vested with the same powers and be subject to the same duties and liabilities as in the case of a member of the Commission when designated by the Commission to hold a hearing as hereinbefore authorized.
Page 25 - Commission may refer any matter arising in the administration of this act to a board to be composed of a member or members, as determined by the Commission, from the State or each of the States affected or to be affected by such matter.
Page 18 - DOE does not have entities who will pay claims for many workers whose claims have been approved by the Physicians Panels. This problem involving thousands of claims has not been solved in states such as Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and Colorado. This problem was revealed to Congress nearly a year ago, and was identified by your advisory committee nearly 18 months ago. Last year, I co-sponsored legislation that would give the Department of Labor a role in helping to solve some of the obstacles...
Page 8 - I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today, and will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Page 19 - How do you propose that the SMD rule will benefit the country if public power companies and TVA, which make up a large portion of the nation's electricity market, do not even have to follow it? How will this affect the rest of Kentucky companies that will be forced to follow SMD? Answer.
Page 19 - Question 2. One size does not fit all. The nation's electricity market is not uniform, and instead, each region of the country has different needs. Do you believe that SMD takes into account unique regional differences and individual state interests?
Page 3 - The most well-researched economic theory is useless in the hands of those with an inadequate understanding of business systems and poor business judgment.
Page 25 - Commission needs to better engage those affected by FERC policies. Would you advocate that the Commission experiment in the Western Interconnection with new approaches, such as joint boards under Section...
Page 10 - Mr. Chairman, Senator Bingaman, and members of the committee, I am honored to appear before you today as President Bush's nominee to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Page 11 - Energy and our nation. If confirmed, I look forward to working with you and your staff to meet the challenges we will face together.

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