It is not for sure that I will vote for that bill.

I think that almost everybody in this country, some exceptions, should have the right to choose between the private insurance company and a public plan. That's what I'm going to fight for.

I think that almost everybody in this country -- some exceptions -- should have the right to choose between the private insurance company and a public plan. That's what I'm going to fight for.

The time has come to afford all Americans equal protection under the law, to provide all Americans the dignity and respect they deserve.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA), of which I am a cosponsor, is not only an appropriate but a necessary step towards guaranteeing the civil rights of all Americans.

I think in Vermont, and I am sure in Philadelphia, most people do not think it makes a lot of sense every year to be spending hundreds of billions of dollars making the sheiks in Saudi Arabia a little bit richer.

I think the State of Vermont is leading the country in terms of energy efficiency.

If we invested those hundreds of billions of dollars in energy efficiency and sustainable energy in this country...

The job creation potential in energy efficiency is extraordinary.

The issue that we are dealing with today is very different than many of the other issues that we deal with.

It seems to me that if we are smart, and we want to save taxpayers money, and we want to protect the environment, and we want to create jobs, maybe we should start looking at wind, biomass, solar and geothermal.

our estimates are that the solar energy potential just on those lands alone is about 100,000 megawatts, which would power 29 million homes or provide about 29 percent of the energy equivalent needed for the households of America today.

The question is, do we have the brains and the courage to address that crisis?

What we are doing is preventing hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars of damage a year while, as we go forward, we create millions of good paying jobs.

What they are telling us is that, we told you in the past that the problem was serious, but we underestimated the problem.

If you are serious about building more capacity in the United States, the most cost effective way to go forward is through the new sustainable energies.

The bottom line here, it will enable consumers of electricity to use that electricity much more cost effectively.

I was moved by Senator Burr's opening statement in the October 21 hearing; and honored that you, Mr. Chairman, would seek our counsel.

One of the concerns that I might have, and it's been brought up to me, is with this program, how would young people get started with a supply management program?

Thank you very much for holding this important hearing.

I know the answer, but I want it in your words.

the problems that we are having in Vermont and New England are not unique. They're taking place all over the country

I think the people of this country have a right to know, Congress has a right to know, to what degree there is concentration of ownership.

But it's working fairly well.

this is not just a Northeast issue, it's a national issue, various regions.