If we can include those in the record I'd appreciate it as well.

I want to say my colleague, Senator Murray, has worked very hard on this legislation in a bipartisan fashion.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Count mine as one solid voice on behalf of ensuring that the landscape we bequeath to future generations is one with an abundant, generous, diverse system of wilderness areas.

Conserving and preserving our natural resources reflects the values I grew up with here in Washington State.

Obviously we'd like to see this expansion take place.

I think the symbiotic relationship exists.

Let's assume a level playing field exists and that, because of that level playing field, renewables have the easier way to the marketplace.

Gas is going to grow dramatically.

I just think we need to work harder and--on this focus in research--of how to make all these resources work together.

It is important that Indian Country be part of the debate on the need for a greener energy economy.

I think the politics here is that there's people on both sides of the aisle on this committee who think that the shenanigans that has preceded this is just not going to be tolerated when it comes to cap and dividend or a cap and trade bill.

It is important to get these nominees into positions that can help us work on these important policy issues.

The CFO of a technology agency needs to be very well versed in both budgetary and financial matters.

I consider her to be a really strong nominee. I hope my colleagues will vote her out of the Committee as soon as possible.

I have serious concerns about why we would spend so much money overseas making that kind of investment when we really need to be making the investment here in the United States.

I think if this is a commitment of voting this nominee out of the Committee and onto the floor and into this position, it will be the first time this position has been filled by a woman.

I have no doubt that she will be an outstanding representative for our country.

I think this committee has had many, many hearings about manipulation of energy markets and to have someone who can actually provide research about the activities of what's going on in the European trading I think is the specificity we…

I mean what could we be buying for $1.4 trillion? Doesn't that offset just, I mean that's money that could instead go to helping us stimulate the investment that we need to see in green technology here in the United States instead of…

I couldn't agree more.

I hear our colleague from Tennessee, Senator Alexander, continue to ask why not more nuclear, and I think the question is a fair one.

cap-and-trade programs might allow Wall Street to distort a carbon market for its own profits.

a cap-and-trade program might allow Wall Street to distort a carbon market for its own profits.

We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020 to get on the track that we need to ultimately have by 2050.