Political Quotes

“Clearly, there are some States out of the 14 that have initiated the program on their own. That is great. That should be encouraged. Texas is certainly one. There may be a misunderstanding between the Senator from New Mexico and myself as to what happens under the current legislation with our amendment if it prevails relative to the States that are blank on the chart. The blank States are the ones in white. They have to comply with the 10 percent that is in the Bingaman bill. They have to mandate, if you will, that they come up with 10 percent. So they are not left out. This is not a gutting, by any means, of the crux of Senator Bingaman's point. We are saying all the rest of those States, more than half the States in the Nation that have not initiated a renewable program, have to do it. They are going to be mandated under the 10-percent mandate. So do not be misled, as I think a reference was made, that somehow we are gutting this provision because we are not.”