One of the most important lessons we have learned about national energy policies is that their key to success is ensuring that they are comprised of comprehensive solutions, solutions for strengthening both our national and economic…

One of the things that puzzle me is what are we doing to coordinate the effort to get to clean coal technology more rapidly than it appears that we are doing.

We are not Uncle Sugar anymore. We are in a little different position.

There is a lot of feeling in the country that we are going to have to rely upon the Russians to get up to the International Space Station.

NASA Glenn in my State and the Plum Brook station are unique and a powerful resource for our State.

Mr. Podesta, did you ever sit down with your folks and say, gee, I wish the Bush Administration had done 'X' to get prepared for us to come into office?

The other one, of course, that Senator Akaka and I are trying to work on is this whole issue of security clearance.

Our debt is out of control. It is not sustainable.

One of the main things that a Federal agency wants to do is to please their new bosses coming in.

You are going to have to do a big job--

I am laughing because when the Bush Administration took over, I was pushing them to really look back at the transition and say what mistakes were made.

I think that it would be--I think it is smart and useful and I would encourage at least acting in the spirit of that 2008 recommendation.