One of the things that I think drove up the cost of Seabrook was the fact that Three Mile Island happened in the middle of that construction.

How many reactors do you think it would take to get to those economies of scale?

New Hampshire, as you may know, is home to the Seabrook nuclear power plant, which I believe was the last power plant licensed in the United States and actually constructed and operating.

I think it's worth exploring.

The $5 billion that was included in the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act for weatherization, I think is a very important investment.

A $6,500 cap is a challenge for many of those homes.

I think that a renewable portfolio standard could be essential to doing that.

I certainly agree with several of you who have talked about the need to move this country in a new energy direction that uses more clean energy technologies and that that's not only an environmental imperative and a national security…

Now, one of the reasons that we require competitive suppliers to do it is because, when I was Governor, New Hampshire restructured its electric industry to make generation of power a competitive function.

It's critical that the United States be a leader in the world.

In 2007, people in New Hampshire--164 New Hampshire towns--passed a resolution calling on Congress and the President to act on climate change in ways to protect the U.S. economy and environment.

I am so pleased to be here to give my unqualified endorsement for Doug Wilson as a nominee to this new position.

I look forward to voting on your nominations on the floor of the Senate.

I commend the Obama administration for nominating Paul Oostburg Sanz as the next General Counsel of the Navy.

I'm, really, especially proud to be here today to express my strong support for Doug Wilson.

I think it's an indication of the high regard with which he holds you.

I fully support his nomination and hope that the committee will favorably report him to the full Senate for expeditious consideration.

I have been a big fan of your public service to the country for a very long time as well as your broad knowledge and expertise in this area.