My calculus tells me that me that this year we will hit gross debt to GDP of just over 90 percent.
We are also a major energy State.
If you take on too much debt, it affects the rate of economic growth in a country adversely.
We can't have a circumstance in which dollars, precious dollars that are being allocated for the nation's defense are wa...
It is really hard to find something, I think, that works better than these Build America Bonds.
Nobody believes that that is sustainable.
I believe we were perilously close to that.
How do we fund the research now that's necessary over the longer period to find ways to decarbonize the use of coal?
I've said quite often, and believe deeply, that the United States has an opportunity to show leadership in this area.
If there are those in the industry that are not yet serious, they are making a very big mistake.
We're headed toward a lower carbon future.
We have a need for greater energy security.
The question with all of this, for me, is, where does the buck stop with respect to these failures?
Well, I understand--from an organization, and from heading an organization, I understand what you're saying, and I admir...
I guess I'm wondering, with all these agencies--sixteen and eight and three, or whatever--is there somebody that's sitti...
Thank you for your strong leadership on this issue.
Unfortunately, for my entire time in the Senate, we have not been able to address this crisis.
As a practical matter, I find it hard to believe that we could get to the end of this process without a President being ...
