Political Quotes

“I am going to talk a little bit about this important effort which has been authored in partnership with my good friend from the wonderful State of Maine, Senator Collins. I wish to take a minute before I do that and say how important it is that we are finally debating, for the first time in years, an energy bill in the Senate. The fact that we are here today beginning this important debate is a huge testament to my colleague from the great State of New Hampshire, Senator Shaheen, and my good friend from the days I served in the House and now fellow Senator from the great State of Ohio, Senator Portman, and the leadership of Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Murkowski. I think Senator Portman and Senator Shaheen are saying this in every way possible: For our country to truly realize energy independence, energy security, we need to efficiently use the energy we have. That is exactly what Senators Portman and Shaheen envision with their legislation. We support energy security, and we save Americans money. With that background, let me turn to our amendment. Improving the energy efficiency of our schools is a no-brainer, and that is why I am proud to partner with Senator Collins to make sure our efforts have the biggest bang for the buck. This is a bipartisan amendment. It will help streamline efforts to improve the energy efficiency of our Nation's schools while, most importantly, strengthening our children's education.…”