Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Alaska for her leadership on the bipartisan Energy bill. It is a bill that came out of committee with an 18-to-4 vote, strong support on both sides of the aisle. This is a bill that has components in it from grid reliability, to transparency, accountability, and clean energy. On the floor there are opportunities for amendments that will be discussed and brought out, including an amendment that is important to Senator Shaheen and I that will be discussing the impact the recreation economy has--the amount of dollars raised and generated through the recreation economy, spending money in the great outdoors, how it impacts our States, and the jobs it creates. We know people come to States such as Colorado, New Hampshire, and Alaska to hike, fish, climb, ski, and partake in all of the great incredible recreational benefits we have year-round in Alaska, Colorado, and the rest of our many States with so many recreational offerings. I look forward to these discussions, and over the next few days I look forward to coming back to the floor to discuss other ideas in the bill right now, such as renewable energy, energy efficiencies, including my legislation to expand the use of energy savings performance contracts which could save this country $20 billion without spending a dime of taxpayer money. These are incredible opportunities. At this time, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 5 minutes.…”