"The next Pearl Harbor will be in cyberspace and is coming."
"Award performance by linking the amount of the tax deduction to energy savings achieved."
"Congress should extend and reform the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings at Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code."
"the Roundtable wholly supports the 179D reform proposal that Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) plan to introduce."
"The 179D reform proposal is performance-based because it would link the amount of the deduction to energy savings achieved."
"The maximum tax incentive available under the Snowe-Bingaman proposal is 50% of the total cost of a retrofit plan."
"We think that would go a long way."
"We applaud you for that, hope that it can be enacted some time soon."
"The 179D deduction is a technology-neutral incentive because it does not pick 'winners and losers.'"
"We would encourage you to take a look at a bill that Senator Menendez and Senator Enzi have."
"Measure energy savings for retrofits compared to the existing building's baseline."