Joe Manchin

This is a direct help to taxpayers, obviously, because whatever savings... goes directly into the taxpayers' pocket.

In terms of a cost-benefit analysis, that is pretty impressive.

We would be happy to because we are not seeing what you are seeing, and we had the figures from your own agency to back that up.

Don't you think there should be a fairness to the system? There should be a balance and fairness.

You've closed so much of the beach they can't even fish.

Hopefully get it through the House and then to the President for signature.

We are committed to finding those offsets.

The only thing I would ask real quick--and I am sorry, Mr. Chairman. I will finish right up.

Can you give me a ratio of what the savings would be per the cost? That is all.

In my little State of West Virginia, I think there are 3 dams that were built during or before World War II.

About half of the budget of the Office of Fossil Energy and in DOE on the President's energy efficiency initiative, while reducing funding on programs like the advanced energy systems program.

How come you are not putting any money to retrofit them? That is where your greatest savings are.

I would love to. It would be possible.

They're just asking for the balance.

Can you tell me how many dams are out there and not producing power?

On the Internet right now, as I understand the law as we have it, without changing anything--mine or yours--if I buy from you in Texas, and you send me that gun, it has to go by law through a licensed dealer for me to go get a background…

I thank my friend from Texas. I am a little bit confused since it is my and Senator Toomey's amendment, working with Senator Kirk and Senator Schumer. We excluded all private transactions. We did not ever even go close to a private…

I appreciate so much the Senator's sincere approach. The only thing I would say is that my and Senator Toomey's approach and what we are doing is not a universal background check and would not touch the private sector.

We in West Virginia want to show you and work with you how to use it better.

I'm very proud of that.

We have it all, don't we?

Oh, I am in favor of all of the above.

I'm as concerned about the climate in West Virginia as anybody is anywhere in this great country.

We like to say up here that we're concerned about the forgotten renewables.

You've been very kind, sir. I appreciate it. I really do.