Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends and colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee, Ms. Eshoo from the great State of California and Mr. Kinzinger from my home State of Illinois, for working in a bipartisan manner to bring H.R. 1420, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government is the largest single consumer of energy in our Nation. As we continue to combat the climate crisis, Mr. Speaker, we must use every tool at our disposal. This bill will help modernize the Federal Government's IT and data centers by requiring Federal agencies to employ the latest technologies and energy management strategies. In doing so, Mr. Speaker, the bill will reduce the government's energy use, thus saving taxpayers millions of dollars. Mr. Speaker, technological advances have allowed us to generate more data today than many thought possible just several years ago. This data, which often includes highly sensitive information, is stored in Federal data centers that consume a significant amount of our Nation's energy. The bipartisan legislation offered by my colleagues will reduce the energy consumed by Federal data centers by requiring the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to collaborate with stakeholders on efficiency programs at data centers all across our Nation. Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleagues, Ms. Eshoo and Mr.…”