Nick Lampson: “I am glad to have the gentlewoman's comments. It is clear, there is a difference in commitment to this issue. The…”

I think it's worth emphasizing the importance of this being a first step and really trying to change the attitude of our body to achieve what the Founding Fathers of this Nation attempted when they designed this body, which is supposed to…

They remain in effect, but this just clarifies what the intent of the legislation was and is. It's going to allow blends of those fuels to be used by NASA until we can do the research that shows that emissions are going to be reduced below…

I know there is other research that is presently going on specifically to facilitate our military activities that would involve a number of alternative fuels. I know of a specific project that is being tested right now with the use of Air…

I would say that everything we can think of is a part of the solution. We shouldn't take anything off of the table. We are in an energy crisis and we must be considering every opportunity that we possibly have facing us.