I want to thank our Chair for including in the mark the 3 percent allowance to go to transportation strategies, to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

In fact, just last week, the Congressionally-established U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission reported that China is strategically developing offensive capabilities that could be used against us in a future military conflict.

It is a good issue. It is a bad issue, but it is a good one to try to be on top of.

Sometimes I think there is value in saying, all right, this is our target; this is where we need to be.

We call for reducing mercury emissions by 90 percent in our legislation, not a cap and trade approach.

Thanks so much for your previous service to our country, and not just for the folks in Virginia, but also in Delaware and the other 48 States.

I think the priority for us is, right now, making sure we get a climate bill.

I think it is an ideal area for a public-private partnership.

The 50 percent distributed based on generation, which we also know affectionately as output, would greatly help nuclear energy.

We have been, and remain, supporters of your 3-P legislation. It is an essential part of regulatory clarity for us going forward in our industry.

I have long supported a 4-P approach, I believe it just makes sense from a business perspective and a public health perspective as well.

we are going to be deploying the first windmill farm off the coast of Delaware, probably in about 3 years

I just look forward to continuing it.

we are going to be starting to build in a couple of years vehicles that will get 100 miles or so per gallon

I am very happy to conduct this hearing today. For many years, I should tell you, Senator Voinovich and I have worked together to improve all aspects of the Federal workforce.

I believe that one of the key tenets of the Federal merit systems is the ability of Federal employees to report waste, fraud, and abuse without fear of retaliation.

I am proud to cosponsor this legislation with Senator Collins.

The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act will balance the scales of justice.