Political Quotes

“first of all, I wish to thank my colleague from New Hampshire for her leadership on this important legislation, and I join her request, as well as the Senator from Ohio, Mr. Portman's request for unanimous consent on H.R. 2126 that passed the House overwhelmingly in March by a vote of 375 to 36. Why is that? Because this is commonsense, bipartisan legislation that creates jobs, increases energy efficiency, reduces the amount of energy we need to use, and less pollution--and think about our overall goals of making sure America remains safe, energy independent, and energy secure, and it does it all in a way that is market-based, in a way that you have seen overwhelming support from both the business community and the environmental community. This House bill on which we are asking unanimous consent is a companion bill to the work done by Senators Portman and Shaheen in the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, of which I am proud to be a cosponsor. This is an area where I believe we can find strong common ground in this body--energy efficiency measures that are market based, that move us forward to use less energy and create American jobs.…”