I mean, first of all, you get the capital, people are hired, small businesses, private sector people, terrific stimulus,...
The Federal Government is positioned to be a leader in efforts to improve efficiency, eliminate waste, improve environme...
When will you have the first accounting of the savings from some of the things you have been doing?
Do you know the cost of energy that the Federal Government from, the total cost? I saw it in one document and it was $24...
Because the President used a $24 billion number and that is huge.
Would you do that? That would be very helpful.
Well, that is right. I needed global warming that day.
How much do you want to save? What is your goal of savings?
That is remarkable. I hold that up to the committee.
A part of what was in that bill was an authorization of a program I thought would be helpful to the private real estate ...
I would like to talk to Kerry and Hutchison and see if they would put in these types, because it is all a revolving fund...
I always think we argue here over the word sustainability. We do not have to use that word.
Senator Inhofe said, I am not going to support this unless you show me the payback.
Are you quantifying your savings?
As we struggle to find our savings, and I think, if you could, so I will close with this.
We need incentives and we need financial programs to make the existing buildings retrofit in a correct way.
The budget is also a reflection of our priorities.
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