"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 have no doubt that she will be an outstanding representative for our country."
"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 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 tr..."
"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 her..."
"I couldn't agree more."
"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."
"I hear our colleague from Tennessee, Senator Alexander, continue to ask why not more nuclear, and I think the question is a fair one."