John Warner: “There is a perception that the Senate is not doing much on climate change. This hearing dispels that by the opening…”

I also thought it was extraordinarily important you pointed out that just as it is incumbent upon our military to continue to develop next generation weapons that it's been the legacy of our military forces to always be about innovation.

Citizens United did not expand debate in the public sphere, particularly on that issue.

Good luck to each and every one of you, and to the importance of the confirmation process.

I'm hopeful someday Congress will pass a, one of those words, comprehensive bill on a whole range of energy directives because our country is waiting desperately for it.