Whenever I hear about imperfections in the marketplace I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market guy.
I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, and Ranking Member Murkowski for re-introducing this bill.
As in 'The Silver Blaze,' where Sherlock Holmes solved the crime by noticing that the dog did not bark, I would consider the absence of all ...
When I heard that they were going to mandate... these mercury bulbs in every home in America... Has anybody looked at the EPA recommendation...
It is important for us to try and work together with our friends in the environmental community.
Rather than allowing members of Congress to dictate what light bulbs must be used in every American's home, my legislation allows the market...
It gives consumers the option to decide what works best for them and avoids that one-size-fits-all approach that Washington should reject.
If legislators in a state like California want to force a light bulb mandate on its citizens, that's fine by me.
It is the sort of 'Washington knows better' approach that was soundly rejected by the American people.
We are very pleased that you included in S. 398 the consensus agreement establishing for the first time an efficiency standard for heat pump...
The $2,500, let us be straightforward about it, was a campaign document.
Dr. Heckman also writes, 'For high quality early childhood interventions, there are none of the tradeoffs between equity and efficiency that...
I believe all agencies and programs should be prepared to engage in this process and that all budgets have to be evaluated.
And do you feel that, ultimately, the objective is consistent with the statutory mandate, achieving the least costly alternative?
It seems to me that we are causing the agencies to rush and then try to create these processes of phased implementation.
We are now facing yet another record Federal deficit at $1.6 trillion, and the budget we recently received from the President would double t...
Well, that is good, because you actually contemplated my next question, which was would it not be a good idea, even though it is not binding...
All agencies and programs should be prepared to sacrifice. All budgets have to be on the table.
