Rob Portman

We appreciate your leadership in introducing such an important piece of energy legislation.

I want to thank you for holding a hearing on S. 1000, 'The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011'

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 think it speaks for itself.

I would be remiss if I didn't thank Sen. Coons for his cosponsorship of our bill and Sen. Landrieu for her contributions.

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.

There are a lot of issues including political issues that aren't science based.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to the panelists here.

Is EOR sequestration?

Those of us, including Senator Manchin and myself, who are interested in this technology and want to move it forward.

I'd like to join you, Madam Chair, in welcoming those here today and tell you thank you for your service and for those who serve under you.

Now the threat in some respects is much more difficult because it's more diffuse, and of course includes chemical and biological weapons, as well as radiological and nuclear weapons.

At that time I think 'weapons of mass destruction' referred to the Soviets almost exclusively in the possibility of a nuclear attack.

I don't think I've ever heard an agency head say, including in my time at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), that a 5 percent reduction in spending was not a cut.

We had a mutually assured destruction approach that really has dissolved now.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for this hearing and for our previous one, where we had the opportunity to speak with some of your colleagues in closed session.

Clearly, since the Cold War our approach has had to change with regard to the issues you deal with every day.

I thank the Presiding Officer. Madam President, as I said, we are also joined by Senator Cornyn of Texas. I am going to ask him in a minute to say a few words about the jobs plan. The input he has put into it has been terrific because he…

I thank Dr. Barrasso. I appreciate the amount of time he has put into this regulatory issue and the relief small businesses need on the regulatory front. It is obvious he is out talking to businesses, and it is directly related to jobs…