Political Quotes

“We have a common goal here, and that is to put the 25 percent of construction workers who are out of work back to work. Home Start helps them do that. It will help homeowners who want to save energy and save on their fuel bills to do that. This bill accomplishes that. And we want jobs in America. Mr. Speaker, 90 percent of all the materials that go into refitting and insulating homes are manufactured in the United States of America, a common goal. This is a good bill. Mr. Speaker, I want to acknowledge that it is a better bill because of the active contributions and participation of our colleagues on the other side. I can name numerous additions. Mr. Barton, thank you for the specific sunsets so that we can kick the tires after 2 years. Mr. Shadegg, electric tankless hot water heaters are in this bill because of you. Mr. Shimkus, geothermal heat pumps are a good idea that we incorporated into this bill. Mr. Buyer, you included a study so we can learn from the success of this program. And I want to thank, of course, Mr. Ehlers, who understands that less is more. The less energy we use, the better. The difficulty with this motion to recommit is all that good work that was done on your side to make this a better bill will kill the bill. It will impose enormous burdens on the homeowner. What makes sense here and why the former Governor of Michigan likes this so much is that it is simple.”