Jeanne Shaheen

Thank you very much. We have a lot of small towns in New Hampshire with selectmen, too, so we appreciate your being here.

We know he has a very busy schedule.

Good afternoon, everybody. Hopefully that woke you all up.

I do not particularly care who the producer of that system is.

I agree, that is a step in the right direction, but as has been pointed out, that device is available on the market in other countries.

I would like to know what steps the FDA sees that it is going to require in order to move forward.

Thank you to Senator Lieberman, to both of you, for holding this hearing today.

We feel strongly that zero-net energy should not be the basis for setting code targets for new construction.

I want to thank you for holding a hearing on S. 1000, 'The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011'

Sen. Portman and I included provisions to help retrofit homes, businesses, manufacturers and municipal buildings.

I was pleased to see that the National Homebuilders are supportive of these provisions.

I would just ask that those letters be introduced and included in the record.

I support it. But, this is a critical piece if we're going to really tackle energy efficiency.

Our legislation addresses some of the largest energy users in our economy--buildings, industry and the federal government.

Let me be clear--I do not think energy efficiency solves all of our energy problems. But efficiency remains the fastest, cheapest way to start meeting our energy challenges.

A national energy efficiency strategy, like the one Senator Portman and I have introduced, can have an immediate impact on job growth in this country.

I think an important corollary of the legislation is the potential for job creation that is part of what's the offset of many of these provisions.

The bill is designed to take a number of these provisions that have been worked on and have been successful in the private sector.

This is something that spans regions of the country; it's something that is important regardless of what energy source you support.

If we harness those resources, and more of the resources in the Gulf of Mexico and the Rocky Mountain West, we'd dramatically increase our energy security.

I commend Senators Portman, as well as Shaheen, for their work on S. 1000, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011.

Thank Senator Shaheen for an invitation, and sponsoring this bipartisan bill.

The electric motor rebate program in Senator Shaheen's bill would be very meaningful to us.

The Shaheen-Portman bill demonstrates that energy efficiency policy can transcend partisan politics

Survey after survey by consumer groups... show that Americans want energy-efficient homes and that they're willing to pay a premium for them.