Jeff Bingaman actually said...

Our goal must be, of course, to prevent future disasters. But we can and we must do more than that.

The manmade disaster unfolding in the Gulf provides an obvious reason to reduce our reliance on oil.

I am really pleased with this legislation. It is bipartisan. I think it will move us in the right direction.

The significant benefit of using electricity to fully or partially power our vehicles, when it comes to oil security, is easy to see.