"We must recognize, however, how important regulations are to our national welfare."
"What was the role of NHTSA, and did they take this investigation seriously? Did they make a deal with Toyota that limited a tough and thorough investigation?"
"we look very much forward to working with the Members of Congress as we tackle the difficult issues of an energy future for America"
"they are issues which we must grapple with, they are issues that we cannot afford to fail in"
"we have a new beginning as we attempt to harness the power of the sun, the power of geothermal, the power of the wind"
"It is beyond comprehension unless you see it, and it is beyond avoiding. So now we are trying to deal with it."
"What do we do in the longer range? For example, if we pass climate change legislation today, that is not going to help us deal with this crisis situation; but we hope it will help us in the long run."
"It seems to us as we do this climate change bill, which ultimately can help with the bark beetles, that we might be able to get incentives for folks to remove some of the downed trees, the woody bioma..."
"I would feel that woody biomass is an economic value. But we have to save our loggers."
"In fact, in the current draft of the Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill woody biomass is included in the renewable electricity standard."
"All of us from Colorado know, Madam Chairwoman, that this is a terrible problem in the West, in particular, in Colorado."