I hope that Transwestern and El Paso would be receptive to your appeals especially to match you in terms of the dollars.

We all know from the witnesses we've heard here today how important it is to have reliability.

My understanding is that you've put in a million dollars to try to take care of these personal and individual losses. Is that correct?

We want the system, as I was talking to these gentlemen here to be reliable in those kinds of circumstances.

I appreciate the Administration's commitment to research and development and innovation as key to the Nation's economic development.

No, nor do I think the solution to it, as I said before, is to remove the contribution limits.

I believe Senator Bennet, our friend out in Colorado, told us that the combined expenditures, total independent expenditures, far overwhelmed both--the totals for both candidates, both Democrat and Republican.

Do you see, when we are moving down the road, as we get into 2012 and 2014, where we have elections where the combined spending of super PACs and independent expenditures are well beyond what the candidates are spending?

I don't think we can truly fix this broken system until we undo the flawed premise that spending money on elections is the same thing as free speech.

In January 2010, the Supreme Court issued its disastrous opinion in Citizens United v. FEC.

The damage is clear. Elections become more about the quantity of cash and less about the quality of ideas.

I have started a bipartisan technology transfer caucus to begin to look at ideas and ideals around the Bayh-Dole legislation.

These super PACs are not independent PACs. They are arms of the campaign and I think most people recognize that.

Thank you for your commitment to job creation and making America a leader in technology and innovation.

I applaud those remarks, and I support them strongly, but I would like to hear more about what is actually going to be done in these areas.

Our Nation's transportation infrastructure is struggling. Many would say that it is even failing.

The Department of Energy budget before the committee today represents a significant investment in our Nation's ability to compete in global clean energy markets.

Energy Efficiency, the First Fuel of the 112th Congress.