Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"The purpose of this hearing is to discuss proposals for establishing Federal Energy Efficiency Resource Standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors."

"Both bills would create a Federal energy efficiency resource standard that would be independent of the Renewable Electricity Standard."

"I am told that Senator Murkowski may not be able to be here or if she is, she will have to be late."

"We hope to learn more about the current efforts at the State level, where the EERS provisions have been enacted."