As a Nation we consume 20 million barrels of oil per day--nearly all of which goes to our petroleum dependent transportation system.

How can transportation policy better integrate electric vehicles into our existing infrastructure?

In March Senator Specter and I introduced CLEAN TEA, which seeks to reduce oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

We need a new transportation paradigm that fully embraces energy and environmental concerns.

I believe that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and of oil consumption should be two of the goals that define our transportation investments.

This imbalance of domestic production and imports creates a harmful dependence upon other countries for our energy.

We need a transportation system that does not force all Americans to spend a full week of every year stuck in traffic.

We are very much attempting to be transparent.

The role the National Archives should play 5 years, 10 years, 15 years from now, should be the back-up hard drive for the whole Federal Government.

the role of government is to steer the boat, not to row the boat.

Did you happen to engage them once the hearing had to stop? Is that when you all had a chance to talk?

the role of the government, as I think, is to steer the boat, not row the boat.

I am glad you got that in before Senator McCain joined us.

I just want you to know, Mr. O'Keeffe--forgive me for interrupting, but I just wanted you to know the room is just emptying out.

Is it true that the Sunlight Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to openness and transparency in government?

I have just been advised by my staff that on the floor of the Senate there has been a move to stop all the proceedings and hearings that are going on in the Senate, and we are compelled to stop at this point in time.

One of the things that I like to do...is to try to find ways to incentivize people.

our job does not just end at making information freely available, but in making sure that the information can be effectively used.