Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"This morning's hearing is on a topic that most of us had not even heard of a few years ago, but today is widely discussed here in Washington and around the country, and that is the smart grid."

"In the last two energy bills we enacted significant energy efficiency requirements for Federal buildings."

"It's important to focus on the buildings sector because it represents such a large share of primary energy use and of greenhouse gases."

"Technologies that improve building efficiency are often referred to as the low-hanging fruit in meeting our energy challenges."