“State wildlife agencies face tremendous challenges attempting to conserve declining wildlife and dwindling habitats, while meeting skyrocketing wildlife conservation education and recreation demands -- all on a shoestring budget.”
“I have traveled here from Vienna, Austria, to honor Dick Lugar because he is one of the finest men on the planet in my opinion. The importance of what Dick Lugar and Sam Nunn have done together is enormous. We all don't realize how they've helped us be able to sleep well at night. Had they not done what they did, this would be a different world than what we're living in.”
“The technology has been used in architectural construction in Europe for almost 20 years. But it's never found a market in the United States, although a river of heat is lost through widows.”
“About 4 percent of total energy used in the United States is lost through windows. Heated windows almost completely stop the loss. It costs to heat window panes, but an overall energy bill could be reduced because you're able to lower the thermostat.”
“George was in Europe about three winters ago. On an occasion when he was seated next to a large glass window in a restaurant in Brussels, he anticipated a miserable dining experience. But the window was warm.”
“Revenue bonds are different. It is not a tax bond. It is paid completely out of revenues from the district, and what we'll use it for is to improve the infrastructure of the district.”
