I think Senator Cardin's comments were very, very good, and I think that line of questioning--as, of course, our chairman and others.

I witnessed firsthand in Sudan in Darfur the issues relating to the very thing Senator Menendez was referring to.

Unless we do something as a Nation, none of this is going to be fixed.

One of the things that has troubled me about climate change legislation is, at the end of day, it ends up being all about money.

There is no question that there are adaptation issues that need to be dealt with.

This is not going to be effective unless we really take a part in this.

I do not think from our perspective we could possibly say that the best solution is no bill and not addressing this issue.

I think it is also interesting at this time when we are debating health care and talking about the public's role in health care, we are seeing some frailties here, if you will, that exist within OPM.

I think we are addressing a very important issue today that is not just important to Federal employees, but also people throughout the country.

I think it would be wonderful. Let us face it. In the desire for policymakers to make sure people at every income level led the life of middle-class citizens, we promoted loan making that helped destroy our system.

isn't it counterproductive to give away free allowances to the utility sector, in that what you're doing is causing that pricing mechanism that is there to reduce consumption not to be, if you will, 'learned,' if you will, by the consumers?

I don't think we as a country have the political will to do the things we need to do to make sure that this doesn't happen again.