Political Quotes

“I thank my friend and colleague from Maine. He has enormous expertise in the area of renewable energy, and I very much appreciate his adding his expertise to this debate. Before I yield the floor, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter dated June 30, 2015, and signed by 46 Senators, on this very issue, that was addressed to the Administrator of the EPA, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: United States Senate, Washington, DC, June 30, 2015. Hon. Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Hon. Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Dear Administrator McCarthy, Secretary Moniz, and Secretary Vilsack: We write to support biomass energy as a sustainable, responsible, renewable, and economically significant energy source. Federal policies across all departments and agencies must remove any uncertainties and contradictions through a clear, unambiguous message that forest bioenergy is part of the nation's energy future. Many states are relying on renewable biomass to meet their energy goals, and we support renewable biomass to create jobs and economic growth while meeting our nation's energy needs.…”