"Energy efficiency sometimes just kind of gets pushed to the side. But it is one of the most readily available to the end energy consumer."
"It is possible to build a net-zero electricity grid that is as reliable as the grid we have today."
"I think he was speaking as to the way the world was a year ago."
"But this became a priority, and the previous administration appropriately recognized that priority."
"My home State of Texas, the most recent data I received-- and I will submit this, Madam Chair, for the record--but there's about 2 million doses have been administered in Texas."
"But how grateful we should be to be able to have not just the vaccine, but now, within such a short period of time, that level of distribution."
"So I think those things were forward leaning and, in fact, if I recall correctly, quite different from the activity we saw in 2009."
"Each one has a spark of divinity to them, and honoring that spark of divinity is that they will have healthcare that they and their families can depend on."
"If it is so comprehensive and working so seamlessly, then why have you called us here to discuss how it has struggled to provide adequate protections for individuals during this pandemic?"
"In less than 1 square mile footprint, you can have a nuclear power plant that is going to provide the same amount of low-carbon electricity generation."
"I thank the chair."
"I did introduce a bill with Dr. Schrier of Washington State following the measles outbreak up there last year."