"We appreciate your leadership in introducing such an important piece of energy legislation."
"It sounds like we can improve what's already there and streamline it, but we're not going to let them off the hook, right?"
"The biggest user of energy in the country, the single biggest user, is the Federal Government."
"We want to be sure, as the chairman has talked about, to be ahead of that curve."
"Again, I appreciate all the panelists', the great input we've gotten on the various legislative proposals--particularly on our efficiency bill."
"It makes a lot of sense. It does have an impact on our economy. It will create jobs."
"I would be remiss if I didn't thank Sen. Coons for his cosponsorship of our bill and Sen. Landrieu for her contributions."
"I think it speaks for itself."
"This is part of, from my point of view, an effort that is sensible in terms of energy policy."
"I think in her comments, she indicated that shallow drilling is off by about 50 percent since the moratorium."
"I think the President made some good comments over the weekend. I was somewhat encouraged by what he said about extending leases in the Gulf."