Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"In my view the losers in this clean energy technology race will be those who do not participate aggressively."

"So there's no technical reason that I'm aware of that this would impact the license renewal process for the remaining plants in the U.S."

"We thank Senators Bingaman and Murkowski for introducing this bill and also thank Senator Lugar who played a key role in advancing last year's version of this bill."

"I urge the committee to vote in favor of achieving savings for taxpayers through energy efficiency."