Political Quotes

“for too long we have depended on a handful of finite energy resources to power our economy. So as energy prices inevitably rise, we can continue to hand our money over to foreign interests, or we can invest that in our own country's energy independence. This week, the U.S. and world leaders are meeting to define the steps needed to address the challenge of climate change. This energy package will help give our country the technological bump needed to address CO2 emissions and our dependency on foreign energy. This bill will invest in a wide range of energy technologies that use clean natural resources from the sun, the oceans, and our Earth. It will boost the energy efficiency of our vehicles, buildings, and heavy industries. And this bill provides significant increased investment in technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide from coal-fired plants. I am pleased that, over the last year, the Science and Technology Committee has worked hard to clear 14 bipartisan consensus-driven energy and environment research bills, nine of which are included in the House package.”