the third thing that I would do, is that any unspent money needs to come back to the Treasury

I also wanted to thank Hon. Peter Welch of my home State of Vermont for his continuing dedication and attention to the needs of Vermonters who are unserved and waiting for reliable high-speed broadband connections.

But is it the case that extending infrastructure to every corner of our country, and especially in rural areas--and a lot of us on this committee represent rural areas--always require some public resources in participation?

Congressman Gardner and I are really focused on these energy saving performance contracts.

Congressman Burgess has been very much--on his own personal situation, very much focused on energy efficiency and has some skepticism about steps that government takes that are either unnecessary or get in the way.

Congressman Burgess has been very much focused on energy efficiency and has some skepticism about steps that government takes.

Congressman McKinley and I are working on efforts to try to provide incentives to homeowners.

By the way, having this hearing on efficiency this early in our congressional term is tremendous.

We have got Mr. Saxton from JELD-WEN here, and JELD-WEN is a company with a national presence, but it has two facilities in Vermont and has been a great contributor to our Vermont economy.

JELD-WEN has come and it is a manufacturing facility that has created 800 very good-paying jobs in Windsor County.

I am extremely concerned about proposed cuts to federal investments in these areas, including what we would see under sequestration.

what you do in Washington can have a positive or disruptive impact on our industry.

the not-too-distant past shows how government action can move markets.

Many of us on this committee represent rural areas, both Republicans and Democrats, and many of the challenges that folks face in rural areas...

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