Jeff Bingaman

You indicated there are 25 courses that account for 42 percent of the instruction that goes on in universities.

Thank you all for your testimony.

First, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, the Senator from Utah, Mr. Hatch, be recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The next Pearl Harbor will be in cyberspace and is coming.

I would be happy to answer any questions you may have at this time.

The current reliability system does have a mandatory character

Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Members of the Committee, this concludes my statement.

The threat is real, and it is serious.

The current reliability system that has emerged is cumbersome and overly complicated.

The 179D reform proposal is performance-based because it would link the amount of the deduction to energy savings achieved.

The Roundtable wholly supports the 179D reform proposal that Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) plan to introduce.

Award performance by linking the amount of the tax deduction to energy savings achieved.

It's cheaper, obviously, to save energy than it is to produce energy.

The 179D deduction is a technology-neutral incentive because it does not pick 'winners and losers.'

Make the tax incentive usable for a broad range of building efficiency stakeholders and building types, including REITS.

The maximum tax incentive available under the Snowe-Bingaman proposal is 50% of the total cost of a retrofit plan.

Measure energy savings for retrofits compared to the existing building's baseline.

That would go a long way to help building owners manage their properties more energy efficiently.

We applaud you for that, hope that it can be enacted some time soon.

We would encourage you to take a look at a bill that Senator Menendez and Senator Enzi have.

The Roundtable wholly supports the work of Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME)...

We think that would go a long way.

Congress should extend and reform the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings at Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.

Testimony in Support of S. 3300, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act

We believe it will be a benefit not only to Los Alamos but to nearby communities, as well.