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MORNING, EVERYBODY. I AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER. IT IS A REAL PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU HERE TODAY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE INITIAL...
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| 00:03:29 |
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YOU, JASON. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I WANT TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND TO EMBELLISH A BIT ON WHAT JASON TOLD YOU. WE LOST THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WHILE...
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| 00:06:01 |
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LIKE TO THANK YOU AND MY FELLOW COCHAIRS AND THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER'S TEAM FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE ON WHAT IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST POTENTIALS...
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| 00:10:59 |
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BILL? >>
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| 00:11:02 |
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THANK YOU. THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER IS CONSTRUCTED ON THE QUAINT PROPOSITION THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC POLICIES IN AMERICAN LIFE HAVE BEEN...
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MORNING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. LET ME THANK THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER FOR INITIATING THIS ENERGY PROJECT THEM THA. THE DIVERSITY OF THE...
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| 00:21:29 |
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VERY MUCH. I AM REALLY PLEASED TO WORK WITH SOME DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE HERE ON THE PANEL AND AND VERY PROUD OF THE WORK OF THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTERED...
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WE HAVE SOME TIME FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU COME AND GENTLEME, GENTLEMEN. WE ARE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. WE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE MEDIA FIRST. LET...
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| 00:27:39 |
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HI. WHAT YOU ARE CALLING FOR, HOW WOULD THAT BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAPPENED IN 2001? HOW CAN YOU HAVE SET POLICY WITHOUT PEOPLE DEMANDING CLOSED DOOR...
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THE CONCEPT THAT WE HAVE IT INCLUDES CABINET OFFICERS AND IS INTENDED TO BE OPEN TO STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE GOVERNMENT AND ALSO TO CONSULT PRETTY...
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| 00:28:49 |
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PIGGYBACK ON THAT BY SAYING ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DID IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WAS COMBINE THE HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL, NATIONAL SECURITY...
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| 00:31:39 |
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PATTERNED AFTER THE CONCEPT OF WHAT WE HAVE AT THE PENTAGON. IT IS DIFFERENT. IT IS NOT COMMAND OR CONTROL. IT IS PRETTY AMAZING TO THINK ALL THESE DIFFERENT...
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| 00:32:25 |
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SIR? >> HOW DO YOU
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| 00:32:31 |
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PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES ARE CONTROLLED BY STATE AGENCIES? AND THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL GROUP? >> THE ONLY THING
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| 00:32:51 |
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I WOULD SAY ON THAT IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY IN THE POSITION OF REGULATING ELECTRICITY AT THE STATE LEVEL IS RELATIVELY SMALL. IT IS...
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| 00:34:03 |
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PART OF THAT. WITH RESPECT TO PIPELINES AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINE, WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 11,000 MILES OF PIPELINE BUILT IN THIS COUNTRY CAME BANK DURING THE...
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| 00:36:09 |
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NOT COMPLETED OUR WORK IN THATTHIS AREA. WE WILL BE MEETING ALL DAY TOMORROW WITH THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THIS PARTICULAR AREA. WE WILL TRY TO COME TO AN...
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| 00:36:35 |
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THAT ENERGY POLICY IS A DE FACTO CLIMATE POLICY, AND CLIMB A POLICY IS AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH BIPARTISAN COORDINATION, WHAT DO YOU SEE AS...
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| 00:36:58 |
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THINGS I HAVE ALWAYS SAID ON THAT IS WHY GET INTO A BIG DEBATE OR DISAGREEMENT OVER CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND THE IMPACT? I THINK YOU...
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| 00:37:43 |
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THAT NEED ATTENTION IS THE TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENTS IN ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY THE COUNTRY HAS MADE IN THE LAST 30 OR 40 YEARS SINCE THE 1970'S DESPITE THE...
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| 00:39:18 |
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OF FUEL SOURCES AND USES AS WELL AS EFFICIENCY TROUBLE PARALLEL TO THE INTERESTS OF GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. >> IN 2007, CONGRESS AGREED
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| 00:39:33 |
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ON STANDARDS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS CONTINUED TO WORK TO MOVE THOSE NUMBERS UP EVEN MORE. THERE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE WHERE WE ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING...
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| 00:39:51 |
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THE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU ARE MAKING -- I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER THESE AGENCIES ACROSS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. THESE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH...
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WE WILL RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE INSTITUTIONALIZED OR CREATED ALSO LEGISLATIVELY. BUT I THINK CONGRESS WILL BENEFIT FROM WHAT OUR COUNCIL WOULD DISCUSS...
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| 00:40:57 |
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WOULD HAVE A MORE CENTRAL PLACE TO GO TO TO TALK ABOUT THE BIGGER ISSUES OF PERTAINING TO ENERGY AND THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR OVERSIGHT RIGHTS OF THE OTHER...
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| 00:41:25 |
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AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THERE IS CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS -- SPECIFICALLY IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT THERE IS CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS. THAT BRINGS...
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| 00:41:52 |
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ELECTION, PRETTY MUCH EVERY MEDIA OUTLET CAME UP WITH THEIR SHORT LIST OF WHO WOULD BE IN THE CABINET FOR MITT ROMNEY AND FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA. WHEN...
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| 00:42:29 |
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TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AS THE PRESIDENT. MY SENSE IN THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD, AND THIS WOULD BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT MOVE BY THE ADMINISTRATION, IS...
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| 00:42:51 |
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ALWAYS BE SOME VOLATILITY WITH A NEW ADMINISTRATION OR EVEN A SECOND TERM OF AN ADMINISTRATION WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES IN THE CABINET PEOPLE...
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| 00:43:51 |
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DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS, THERE ARE DIFFERENT AREAS OF EMPHASIS. AS INDICATED WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY POLICY -- CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS...
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THE PROGRESS MADE THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WHAT AN IMPACT IT HAS HAD IN REDUCING OUR ENERGY DEMANDS AND USAGE. I FOUND IT OUT AS A PART OF THIS...
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| 00:45:19 |
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HERE. >> I WANTED TO FOLLOW
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| 00:45:23 |
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UP ON THE QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. IF WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING A NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY, TO WHAT DEGREE SHOULD MOVING AWAY...
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| 00:45:48 |
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WE WENT TO ANTICIPATE THE KIND OF THINGS WE ARE GOING TO PROPOSE IN JANUARY AND SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE NOT AGREED TO. WE BELIEVE IN A FULL PORTFOLIO OF...
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IN OUR REPORT ABOUT HOW WE GO FORWARD IN THE NUCLEAR AREA ALSO. >>
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SIR? >> HAVE YOU GOT A STRATEGY
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| 00:47:06 |
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NOW FOR APPROACHING THE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP TO MAKE THEM RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A HIGHER PRIORITY? >> ACTUALLY,
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| 00:47:20 |
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WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING BUT TAKING IT TO THE ADMINISTRATION. WE...
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| 00:48:05 |
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INTERESTED IN AN AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY THAT WILL REACH OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND TO CONGRESS TO SAY HERE IS AN ATTEMPT THAT SHOWS YOU CAN PUT A BIPARTISAN...
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| 00:48:28 |
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ENGAGE DIFFERENT THINK TANKS AS WELL AS WELL AS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO READ WHAT WE PRODUCE TO JOIN IN US IN SUPPORTING WHAT...
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| 00:48:47 |
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QUESTIONS? WE HAVE EXHAUSTED YOUR QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE COCHAIRS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN JANUARY. THANK YOU....
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