Arlen Specter: “Well, I am glad to hear you like cap-and-trade and like the legislation. But in order to get the legislation, there may…”

The reason we serve is to ensure our children and our children's children inherit the same great country that we received from those who went before us.

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.

We are trying to make sure that we have maximum impact in the places that could use the money the most.

I cannot applaud Rutland enough, because we had a similar hearing a few years ago when Senator Arlen Specter and I were here, and that shaped a number of federal programs for the better because of what we heard from you.