Mark Warner

It is that section of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which says that the alternative fuels that we purchase should be at least as clean as conventional fuels derived from petroleum.

I'm going to sit here and listen to them just like you will.

Fire at will, Gridley.

I look at the fact that, as you pointed out, we consume 20 percent of the world's oil.

I personally believe that, and it pains me to say this a little bit as a telecom guy, that over the next 25 years they'll be more jobs created and wealth created in the energy field than any other sector in the world.

Thank God he had the vision and the political support at that point to kind of make that kind of that transition.

It's about saving lives as we've seen some of the data shown particularly from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the amount of harm that befalls some of our troops as we have to convoy up fuels to those front lines.

I don't understand how some Members of Congress just don't seem to get it, that this initiative is about saving money.

I think your commitment to energy efficiency and the commitment Senator Shaheen mentioned in terms of trying to see if we can move the Navy's usage to 50 percent alternative fuel over the next few years is a very appropriate and worthy…

My hope would be we would have this innovation not just taking place in the valley or Northern Virginia.

I would take issue. I do not think that the on-ramp proposals that we are laying out allow you to hide it.

I am not sure that that track record in terms of the ultimate result of a lot of those companies ended up being a great value-add for the investors.

I think on any reorg authority that a requirement that said you have to show that the reorganization would save costs and save overhead would be important.

If we are going to get a deficit solution it is going to require both a shrinking and an increase on revenue size.

Revenues now are at 15 percent of a 75-year low.

I am proud to be here with my good friend Ron Johnson.

First of all, I thank the Presiding Officer for taking a few moments so I can make my statement. I also thank my friend, the Senator from Illinois, for his comments. ____________________

On behalf of the diverse members of the IPO Task Force, I am here today to support S. 1933, the 'Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011.'

Nothing happens to right this wrong that has been done to their family.

What are we doing to protect American families from this toxic product?

Some companies have settled and they usually do not do that unless they know they are going to be found guilty

This has been a real conundrum, or, a very difficult problem to solve, and it's a real problem, and it's just been hard.

I agree with both of you that we need to make sure that if Chinese companies are going to do business in our country, they play by fair rules, and are subject to our processes.

We've tried to work with the financing organizations on how we can ease the pain a bit.

Why do you buy homeowners insurance in the first place?