"There is a lot of work being done, important work, being done to craft the right kind of balance for moving forward."
"I find the idea of a clean energy bank very intriguing, very appealing to really look at how we can boldly move forward on all fronts because there's so many opportunities."
"I don't want to be helping to finance those plants or those facilities going overseas through import/export bank."
"I find that there is a hole here when we are deploying technologies, but somehow not counting the manufacturing of that new technology as part of it."
"We are honored to be a member of this committee, as a new member who has tremendous interest, coming from my home State of Michigan, in energy."
"Well it's not enough just to have someone that you trust we have to have specific criteria as to what is going to be happening. Will there be accountability and transparency? We can't even get answers..."
"It's not enough just to have someone that you trust. We have to have specific criteria as to what is going to be happening. Will there be accountability, transparency? We can't even get answers."
"if Tennessee would like to forego the $4 billion they are receiving in the stimulus, the State of Michigan at 10.6 percent unemployment, and rising, would be happy to accept that."
"the reality is our country, our Government should have acted sooner on the issues that are in front of us."
"the same philosophy that put us here will not get us out of here, in my opinion."
"inaction is not going to help."
"I would just add my voice on health information technology for a moment."