"The standards absolutely need to be applied nationwide to ensure interoperability and they should ultimately be harmonized with international standards."
"This morning's hearing is on a topic that most of us had not even heard of a few years ago, but today is widely discussed here in Washington and around the country, and that is the smart grid."
"In the last two energy bills we enacted significant energy efficiency requirements for Federal buildings."
"Technologies that improve building efficiency are often referred to as the low-hanging fruit in meeting our energy challenges."
"It's important to focus on the buildings sector because it represents such a large share of primary energy use and of greenhouse gases."
"Establishing an entirely new institution is a heroic undertaking, however, and it is not clear that such an initiative is necessary."
"If anything, the credit crisis has made the DOE loan guarantee program even more essential."
"RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM"
"Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony."
"Thank you for this opportunity to testify. My Summit colleagues and I welcome your questions, and we appreciate your thoughtful policymaking and support on this vital matter."
"We appreciate your interest in and leadership on this issue."