"I would ask our panelists to not only give us their best case story but also to listen to each other, because as we move forward we are going to have to move towards compromise."
"How many of you think it is time to rewrite the Telecom Act?"
"Keep It Simple."
"It is important to hear from stakeholders because the stories that we weave here may not always really reflect the real world."
"This is actually a very good panel. There really is more that unites us than divides us on this whole debate."
"Shouldn't the Department of Energy help us define their savings? The answer is they don't."
"Some large manufacturers have already begun moving production to lower-cost countries. Short-term, U.S. job loss."
"Southeast Texas, my home, exists in a climate we call 95, 95."
"Don't you think that if we are going to have this debate that the Department of Energy ought to help us define what is a family?"
"if we squeeze too much--my colleague Mr. Rush--if we go too much, we lose jobs to overseas manufacturers and that would be unfortunate."
"I talk about catastrophic coverage all the time, and I think that is where we need to be."