As the TPP is negotiated, we must ensure that we maintain the competitiveness of these industries in New Hampshire and the United States.

I have been working on energy efficiency legislation with Senator Rob Portman from Ohio.

So thinking about how we can structure the program's priorities to address the kind of technology research that the stakeholders also envision as important I think will be critical.

I think this issue is outreach and I think a strong State and regional focus that is critical for both manufacturing and efficiency.

More than 50 years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, making equal pay for equal work the law of the land. Yet wage discrimination still persists. Today women continue to be paid just over three-quarters of what their male…

I thank Senator Cardin of Maryland and point out that I know this is an area where he also has worked very hard over many years. It is the kind of issue that men and women should be able to agree on. This is something that is not fair for…

Unfortunately, we're not going to be able to have one in every State or every region, at least not in the near term.

I think there are a number of mechanisms.

I know we've worked with some folks in the office to try and do that.

So do we expect the scaffolding to be removed at the end of 2015?

The early reports are that that election was significant, that the turnout was over 60 percent.

Can you just tell us, are there incentives or penalties that are a part of the construction contract on the dome project to ensure accountability?