"If we are going to have a serious solution-oriented discussion about how to address climate change risks, as I believe that we should, then we must acknowledge the historical progress that we have mad..."
"I look forward to hearing from Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons, who leads the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, which carries out this program."
"I want to state for the record that we expect EERE to carry out the law as Congress intended, and utilize the resources that Congress provides."
"I have long been a supporter of DOE's work on appliance standards, but I realize we have to be realistic about the challenges."
"I think that it is pretty apparent that all of us want appliance standards, energy efficiency standards for appliances."
"I would hate to see anything slow down, given the pace of innovation in this country, which I know you share a faith in."
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"It is long past time that Congress--reexamine EPCA to see if there are ways to modernize the 40-year-old statute to improve DOE's appliance standards program."
"I would note that 14 States have submitted waivers under section 1332."
"It is also true that States have demonstrated that they can take steps under section 1332 to stabilize their markets without new Federal money."
"I think States need a lot of flexibility and having a one-size-fits-all program has never sort of worked."
"I would note that CBO previously projected that one of the most effective ways to stretch premium reductions is to have a State option with a Federal fallback."