11/18/2009
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"Numerous studies have shown that energy efficiency improvements in buildings are among the most cost effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
"Buildings are a large source of greenhouse gas emissions. They account for as much as 39 percent."
"I was very glad to work with Senator Murkowski last year and all members of the committee to report bipartisan energy legislation last summer."
"We canceled the approach that the lab was proposing to the Federal Government, which was a third-party-financed approach."