Obviously if we have an area where we are not authorizing or allowing or transferring, we do not want it to be more expensive than actually maintaining it.

Mr. President, we have witnessed in this administration Executive overreach with increasing boldness. One manifestation of Executive overreach is the shocking indifference with which departmental agencies spurn the congressionally mandated…

Right. That is what I was trying to pick up, the timeline for that.

It has obviously been extremely important to this subcommittee and to myself as well, that we continue to promote the value of religious freedom around the world.

If you are seeing something that is ongoing that the public sector is already doing and we can accelerate it?

So what I want to be able to evaluate is, before the money goes out the door, we have a set of evaluation metrics that we know about this grant.

The Renewable Fuel Standard is not necessarily a partisan issue; it is often a geographic issue, supported and opposed by Republicans and supported and opposed by Democrats all for different reasons.

Is that yes, then?

exports. Very good.

I would like to have you make a note of that so we can hear back from you.

Senators on both sides of the aisle have proposed changes to the RFS, expanding ethanol use, eliminating ethanol use, and eliminating the mandate altogether.

Senator Boxer and I are going to try to get this meeting over with before the vote that comes up.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Gruenspecht.

Mr. President, it is quite a discussion when we talk about confirmations, one of the responsibilities this body has that the other body does not have. In the case of a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, however, during an election year, I think…

Let's make sure, as we implement this program, that we also give the consumers the opportunity to get the gain.

I don't believe that is going to be very accurate in my State of Oklahoma.

What we do not need is for Congress to change a good law.

If I could leave you with one thought, it is this: Congress made a commitment and investors have spent billions in private capital to answer the call to create these fuels.