[Senate Hearing 111-1023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
S. Hrg. 111-1023
HEARING TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON S. 3102,
THE RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT
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HEARING
before the
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
of the
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
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JUNE 17, 2010
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MICHAEL BENNET, Utah, Chairman
KENT CONRAD, North Dakota JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
SHERROD BROWN, Ohio PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan CHUCK GRASSLEY, Iowa
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York JOHN CORNYN,Texas
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas, Chairman
PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
TOM HARKIN, Iowa RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
KENT CONRAD, North Dakota THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
MAX BAUCUS, Montana MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska
SHERROD BROWN, Ohio CHARLES GRASSLEY, Iowa
ROBERT CASEY, Jr., Pennsylvania JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota JOHN CORNYN, Texas
MICHAEL BENNET, Colorado
KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, New York
Robert Holifield, Majority Staff Director
Jessica L. Williams, Chief Clerk
Martha Scott Poindexter, Minority Staff Director
Anne C. Hazlett, Minority Chief Counsel
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C O N T E N T S
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Hearing(s):
Hearing to Receive Testimony on S. 3102, The Rural Energy Savings
Program Act.................................................... 1
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY SENATORS
Lincoln, Hon. Blanche L., U.S. Senator from the State of
Arkansas, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry....................................................... 9
Bennet, Hon. Michael F., U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado,
Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Science, and Technology...... 1
Lugar, Hon. Richard G., U.S. Senator from the State of Indiana... 3
Panel I
Merkley, Hon. Jeff, U.S. Senator from the State of Oregon........ 4
Panel II
Elgohary, Nivin, Acting Assistant Administrator, Rural
Development Rural Utility Service Electric Program, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC...................... 6
Panel III
Singer, Kent, Executive Director, Colorado Rural Electric
Association, Denver, CO........................................ 11
Hanesworth, William, Vice President and General Manager, Air
Conditioning Division, Rheem Manufacturing Company, Fort Smith,
AR............................................................. 13
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APPENDIX
Prepared Statements:
Elgohary, Nivin.............................................. 22
Hanesworth, William.......................................... 31
Singer, Kent................................................. 36