María Elvira Salazar: “We need to move forward to start walking the talk, and the first step is for President Bush...to talk about energy…”

“We need to move forward to start walking the talk, and the first step is for President Bush...to talk about energy independence, but to make sure the budget...is a real budget that is robust in terms of how it will move us forward with respect to renewable energy, with respect to alternative technologies, and with respect to investments in a greater energy-efficient economy. This is an imperative for the United States of America, and unless we move forward aggressively in a bipartisan fashion, bringing conservatives and progressives, Democrats and Republicans, together on this initiative, we will be compromising the national security of the United States in a manner that is absolutely inexcusable. I look forward in the days ahead to working with my colleagues as we move forward with a robust energy package that will get us to energy independence.”