Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I yield myself 1 minute. The point here is that what the United States, over the years, has done is to not properly focus upon the things that we can do in order to avoid ever having to import oil from Saudi Arabia, from OPEC. The smartest way to do that is to put in place programs that have the most efficient air conditioners, the most efficient heating systems, the most efficient windows, the most efficient devices that consumers can use in order to reduce their energy bills, reduce the need for us to import energy from overseas, to improve our own American self- sufficiency, and to pass on to the next generation a country that is using our technological genius. That's who we are. The United States only has 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world; that's our Achilles' heel. Our strength is that we are a technological giant. When we apply our technological genius, we solve problems. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from the State of California (Mr. McNerney). Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Chair, I rise today as a proud cosponsor of H.R. 5019, the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010. And I want to offer a warm congratulations for my good friend and colleague, Peter Welch, who has shown a tremendous amount of leadership on this issue. Basically, what H.R. 5019 does is provide incentives for consumers to invest in energy efficiency upgrades to their homes.…”