"I want to see us align incentives, and that is what we have been talking about."
"If a State hit the target they would have freedom, in effect, at the State level to go out and pursue approaches that would make sense for them."
"I think this is reflected in some of my colleagues, you know, questions this morning."
"I support the basic proposition of Senator Bingaman's legislation. I think it's going to give new momentum to the effort to promote clean energy in this country."
"Economic growth and affordable energy are 2 sides of the same coin."
"Energy efficiency is our Nation's greatest energy supply resource."
"We encourage the inclusion in the CES of energy efficiency from the onset."
"We believe that it's critical to do this from the beginning because it is the best way to reduce energy prices across the entire country."
"The fact is that in some high-cost States, when the senior shows up, they get a higher payment, and this is baked into the SGR as of now."
"What can we do to start moving away from this kind of built-in disadvantage for people to hold costs down and deliver value?"
"On that point, I think Dr. Coburn raises an important point, because he is touching on this question of regional variation."