"We also want to thank our own Senator Schumer for shedding the light and putting a spotlight on the energy-efficiency issue."
"Until we address the demand side of the energy equation in a meaningful way, we are not going to be able to put our Nation on the right path toward a new energy economy."
"The bill I have introduced with Senator Sanders would set a national goal for energy savings for retail electricity and natural gas distributors between 2012 and 2020."
"We need to put just as much focus on developing technologies and jobs to implement energy efficiency."
"This bill, which I have introduced with Senator Sanders, would set a national goal for energy savings from retail electricity and natural gas distributors between 2012 through 2020."
"America is at a critical juncture in its history. We all know that we face an economic crisis like none we have experienced since the Depression."
"I very much appreciate the opportunity to testify."
"We thank this panel and the efforts of Senator Schumer with his introduction of S. 548 to shine the spotlight directly on energy efficiency."
"We thank Senator Schumer for introducing the bill."
"As Senator Schumer noted earlier, ACEEE, just last month, released an analysis on the S. 548."
"Under Senator Schumer's bill, the federal EERS would require electricity savings of 15 percent, and natural gas savings of 10 percent, over the course of a decade."