mr. scott martin who is a county commissioner, lancaster county, pennsylvania, thanks for being with us. you're recognized for five minutes. >> thanks, mr. chairman. and for the record, it's lancaster. >> what did i say? >> like burt lancaster. it's an offense in lancaster county. >> well, i'm going to let you and mr. pitts work that out. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> but thanks for letting me know. >> you're welcome. thank you, mr. chairman and members of the subcommittee, it's an honor to be here. i serve on the lancaster board of commissioners. the united states must work to develop a coherent, logical and clear national energy strategy. i applaud chairman upton for his legislative framework that will hopefully stimulate a wide ranging and bipartisan debate on the need for a long-term energy agenda based on commonsense regulations, a modern and safe energy infrastructure, greater efficiencies increased exports especially with lng, to support our foreign policy goals. environmental sensitivity,

mr. scott martin, a county commissioner from lancaster county pennsylvania, formerly chair of that commission and active of the statewide association of county commissioners, outstanding commissioner who i'm very pleased could travel down from pennsylvania to be with us today. thank you, mr. chairman. >> once again i want to thank all of you. we really look forward to your testimony, and i'm sorry that there was such a delay in your testifying. we had to reschedule a little bit. mr. dolzer, i think you came the longest distance, from bonn, germany, and you were in the german parliament at the time and you're a professor at the university in bonn. so we genuinely appreciate you making this effort. i'm going to recognize you to start off with for five minutes. then after everyone has concluded, we'll have some questions for some of you. so mr. dolzer, you're recognized

mr. scott martin. introduced but is mr. scott martin, a county commissioner of lancaster county, pennsylvania, thank you for being with us, and you're registered. i'm sorry there was such a delay in your testifying. we had to reschedule a little bit. i think you were in the german parliament at a time. and you're a professor, also at the university of bond. and so we genuinely appreciate your making this effort. and i'm going to recognize you to start off with for five minutes. and then after everyone has concluded, we'll have some questions for some of you. so mr. dozer, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. members, thank you for having me here -- in germany, i became a law professor subsequently i was director general of the federal office of the chancellor and the chancellor code. this is where my gray hair come from. then i was appointed three times to the german parliament's commission of inquiry. we have that in germany, can be appointed two parliament without the right to vote in the planry.

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mr. scott martin who is a county commissioner lancaster county, pennsylvania. thanks for being with us. u are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair. just for the restcord, it is lancaster. that's lancaster county. >> i am going to let you and mr. pits work that out. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thanks for letting me know. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of the subcommittee. it is an honor to be here. i serve on the lancaster board of county commissioners. we must work to develop a coherent logical and clear energy strategy. i applaud chairman upton that will stimulate a wide-ranging debate on the need for a long-term national energy agenda, a modern and safe energy infrastructure greater efficiencies increased exports specially with lng, environmental sensitivity, minimal government environment and utilization of free market economic principles. there are certainly many positive developments and trends in energy and issues that need to address. the longer we waltit to solve these will make them more difficult and controversial. energy independence can only be achi

mr. scott martin, the county commissioner from lancaster county pennsylvania. and active in the statewide association of county commissioners, outstanding commissioner who could travel down from pennsylvania to be with us today. >> thank you for being with us. i want to thank all of you, we look forward to your testimony and i am sorry that there was such a delay in your testifying, we had to reschedule a little bit but mr. dozier you can the longest distance and you are in the german parliament at the time and a professor also at the university of von. we genuinely appreciate you making this effort and i will recognize you to start off with five minutes and then ask for everyone who has concluded that have questions for some of you. >> thank you chairman whitfield and the members of the committee. my name is rudolph dozer and i'm a german national who has lived about eight years in the united states. in germany i became a law officer and subsequently i was the director general. this is where my gray hair comes from. then i was appointed three times to the germ

mr. scott martin, a county commissioner of lancaster county, pennsylvania, thank you for being with us and you're registered. >> it's lancaster. >> what did i say? >> you said lancaster. we'll have to work on that one. >> i'll let you and mr. pits work that out. but thanks. >> you're welcome, mr. chairman and members of the subcommittee it's an honor to be here. i serve on the board of commissioners, and the united states must work to develop a coherent logical and clear national energy strategy. i applaud the chairman for ark terkture of abundance to stimulate a wide ranging and bipartisan debate for the need of a long term energy agenda based on economic development, common sense regulations a modern and safe energy infrastructure, greater efficiencies, increased exports especially with lng to support our foreign policy goals and environmental sensitivity minimal government involvement, and utilization of free market economic principles. there's many positive developments in energy however, that's numerous challenges and issues that urgently need to be addressed. longer we wait to addres