I can tell you, as one who is responsible for consumers, electricity consumers who depend on reliable, affordable energy, that certain ways to help the system include renewable energy, include energy efficiency, include demand reduction to…

The legal precedent for the Clean Power Plan is, at least in my mind, clear.

Next week I will be introducing greenhouse gas legislation with my colleagues that will preserve the proper balance of State and Federal authority, help ensure reliable and affordable electricity, and protect jobs and our economy.

EPA is saying in order to address climate change, that is going to limit us.

With the economy still far from fully recovered, the last thing job creators need is another expensive regulation likely to drive up energy prices.

You need to tell us what the rules are going to be. You need to give us some flexibility and a reasonable amount of time and get out of the way.

the courts have expressed that they view climate change as a paramount policy concern

If the Feds wanted me to do something, I would say give me a menu of options that I would have.

the idea of going out of the fence line, it just seems to me, as my dad would say, that just seems like common sense.

I think, in a way, when I saw this discussion around Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, it reminded me of that kind of behavior.

the real impact to a consumer is the dollar amount that they have to write on the check that pays the bill

Mr. President, sometimes when I travel, people ask me what I do, and I tell them I am a retired Navy captain. And then they say: Well, what do you do now? And I tell them I am a recovering Governor. Then they say: Well, now that you are…

For every dollar invested the Weatherization Assistance Program returns $2.51 in household savings.

By 2030 if we pass the legislation the bill would create almost 200,000 jobs, cut carbon emissions by the equivalent of taking 22,000,000 cars off the road and save consumers over $16 billion a year.

Our bill is not just about reauthorization. It is also about modernization.

Encouraging the use of energy efficiency policies is just common sense.

I hope you will think about the opportunity to mark up and move separately the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act.

I think there is tremendous opportunity for us in the Federal Government to save money through energy savings performance contracts.