We tried very hard, here in the United States Senate, to have our language on 'sustainable woody biomass' prevail in the 2007 bill.
I guess I look at this issue a little differently, considering the excitement around distributed generation.
I think we have to include all the costs.
Should we be looking at meeting the RES standard with further incentives from the government?
For the Northwest, with 72 percent hydro and on the way for other renewables, yes, those are easier challenges to meet.
I urge my colleagues to swiftly confirm him for the next Director of National Drug Control Policy.
To fight drugs, we must break down the walls between prevention, treatment, and enforcement.
I am honored to present Gil Kerlikowske as the nominee for Director of National Drug Control Policy.
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It really is my honor to be here, along with Senator Cantwell, to introduce to you Gil Kerlikowske.
I want to thank the Chief and his family for accepting this responsibility at, really, this important time in our Nation's history.
It is my privilege to present Gil Kerlikowske for the position of Director of National Drug Control Policy.
Piracy off of Somalia has recently emerged as a serious and growing threat to shipping.
The previous Administration has left us with defense spending plans that are both unsustainable and unrealistic.
Nearly one million veterans are now unemployed as of February 2009.
Are you kidding me? I look around the world and I see Germany has a huge program subsidizing solar technology.
When you say leave it to the market, you're saying leave it to the tender mercies of German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Norwegian industrial...
How important do we think it is for the United States to have a capability in these technologies.
