[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2014

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote No. 98 on Wednesday, March 
5, 2014, I was inadvertently recorded as ``nay'' when I intended to 
vote ``aye'' on H.R. 2126, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 
2014, as amended.
  I've long been a proponent of improving energy efficiency across the 
board. I know the cheapest and cleanest kilowatts are the ones we don't 
need to generate because we are using energy more efficiently.
  I've even authored my own bill to improve the energy efficiency of 
consumer electronics, the Smart Electronics Act. I whole heartedly 
support the package of measures that were included in H.R. 2126, which 
include improving energy efficiency at federal data centers, increasing 
efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters, promoting 
efficiency retrofits on low-income housing, and creating incentives for 
landlords and tenants to boost energy savings in commercial properties.
  I hope that House passage of this bill will enable progress in the 
Senate on energy efficiency legislation; and I want to reiterate my 
support for H.R. 2126, which I had intended to express through an 
``aye'' vote.

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