"Financing ideally will be addressed through the steps currently being taken to shore up our banking system."
"ACEEE commends Senator Bingaman and his colleagues for introducing the Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009 (S. 661)."
"NWFPA thanks Chairman Bingaman, Senator Murkowski and the co-sponsors for introducing this bill and for recognizing the importance of energy efficiency to the competitiveness of U.S. industries."
"We thank the Committee for considering legislation on this critical need for the forest products industry."
"This authority would significantly enhance the FERC's ability to protect consumers by providing it with the ability to stop market manipulation and other market abuses in a timely fashion."
"This is a critical consumer protection tool that the current and past FERC Chairmen and sitting Commissioners have themselves recognized that FERC is lacking."
"Your legislation will bring parity to the manner in which electric customers versus gas customers are treated."
"I believe President Obama has made an excellent choice and I strongly support Mr. Strickland's nomination."
"Notwithstanding this success energy efficiency continues to be the most cost effective strategy for enhancing economic and energy security."
"We thank Senators Bingaman and Murkowski for introducing this bill and for moving the discussion forward."
"This provision alone is expected to save enough electricity by 2020 to serve 350,000 homes."