We hope to learn more about the current efforts at the State level, where the EERS provisions have been enacted.

I am told that Senator Murkowski may not be able to be here or if she is, she will have to be late.

The purpose of this hearing is to discuss proposals for establishing Federal Energy Efficiency Resource Standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors.

Those of us representing border states have seen the violence along the border escalate and over the years have pushed for increased funding and resources to help address the problem.

I am glad Washington is now giving it the attention it deserves and is making it a priority.

We're losing the opportunity to grow our economy and the ability to compete on a global scale.

The purpose of the bill is to strengthen American manufacturing through improving industrial energy efficiency.

Our country is struggling with some of the toughest economic challenges we've seen, at least in my lifetime.

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.

New technologies in the energy and environmental field are adopted typically because they are required by government mandates.

ACEEE commends Senator Bingaman and his colleagues for introducing the Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009 (S. 661).

Financing ideally will be addressed through the steps currently being taken to shore up our banking system.