Joseph T. Burns said "I want to say one thing, and that is that the general premise of this bill is in the right direction. The emphasis is on renewables and things we can do that are good for the environment and still produce energy. All this other chaff and dust that has been kicked up around it that gives opponents such a move in the right direction can be dealt with later, but the general premise of the bill is good because a balance is there in the areas in which most of us really believe. Let us not take our eye off the ball. Let us move it on down the field under a premise of developing a policy and a way to not only deal with the environment but also produce energy. I tell my colleagues, we can deal with those things that are objectionable at a later time, but we must move in this kind of a direction." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 21, 2003

I want to say one thing, and that is that the general premise of this bill is in the right direction. The emphasis is on renewables and things we can do that are good for the environment and still produce energy. All this other chaff and dust that has been kicked up around it that gives opponents such a move in the right direction can be dealt with later, but the general premise of the bill is good because a balance is there in the areas in which most of us really believe. Let us not take our eye off the ball. Let us move it on down the field under a premise of developing a policy and a way to not only deal with the environment but also produce energy. I tell my colleagues, we can deal with those things that are objectionable at a later time, but we must move in this kind of a direction.

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Joseph T. Burns

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the merits of a bill focused on renewable energy and environmental policy.

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