Political Quotes

“Well, I will just close briefly. I don't believe we have any other speakers. Again, there are several things here: One is the wisdom of an energy efficiency policy, less is more; and whether you are consuming oil or solar, if you use less, you are going to save money. It is good for the bottom line; Second, any energy efficiency means that we are going to keep in the ground for future use any other fuels that we may need down the road; Third, any energy efficiency requires implementation of energy efficiency retrofits. That is local labor, good jobs, and the use of locally manufactured products; Fourth, energy efficiency means that we do not have to build more generating capacity in order to generate. That saves money; Fifth, what it does is it cuts down on carbon emissions. It is all a really good thing. Then finally, several speakers have referred to Congress, and we all know we have had our challenges here, and it is a function, to some extent, of real debates among the American people that we reflect to some extent. We can't get out of our own way sometimes with some of our rules. But what we know is that, at the end the day, this institution has to be a problem-solving institution that works for the American people. And what we have done here, with Mr. Upton and Mr. Whitfield being the leaders with the responsible positions, is focused on areas where we agree. And they are meaningful areas.…”