"I think this bill will help to revive and strengthen our industrial competitiveness, restore our status as a manufacturing leader."
"I think we recognize that we might be able to enhance budgets a little."
"we'd like to commend you for the introduction of the Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act"
"S. 661, the Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Act is a good bill because I think it really looks toward the future of manufacturing here in the United States."
"I appreciate that. I think you've identified a critical issue that applies not only in nuclear, but in many of our other sectors where we have lost expertise overseas."
"Over the last few decades our global competitors have improved their productivity and have captured high value manufacturing capabilities and in products that were invented here in the United States."
"NWFPA thanks Chairman Bingaman, Senator Murkowski and the co-sponsors for introducing this bill and for recognizing the importance of energy efficiency to the competitiveness of U.S. industries."
"We certainly can look at tax policies that encourage the manufacturing or re-growth of manufacturing in this country."
"We recognize that, as competent and as able as our friend and former colleague Secretary Salazar is, he can't do this job alone."
"I would hope that you'd be willing to take a look at it perhaps with a fresh approach."
"we should be using science, not politics."