 everybody welcome to the hill in Washington and thank you for this exposition I think it's so important for us to keep up-to-date with all the progress that's being understood and realized and appreciated and applauded as it relates to energy and energy technology I want to thank Scott for his work in the sustainability arena Carol and EESI for their great work in offering this opportunity along with the caucus in the house that deals with energy renewable energy and energy efficiency I see Brendan Larkin and Jeff and Molly our team of great efforts for the interns that we have but Brendan Larkin does great work in Brendan give a wave he does our energy and environment work in the office and we appreciate that immensely look this is an opportunity for all of us on the hill to better understand the ever expanding growth of opportunity as it relates to energy efficiency energy storage is certainly renewable energy it's a changing science by the minute it is opportunity the law and it is not a galactic quality one that's so far out there that we can't realize it it is one that is growing on our shelves today and so it's important for us as legislators policymakers and certainly budget crafters to understand the importance of what work you're doing and what opportunities you're presenting on behalf of energy consumers across this great country it is important for us to understand also that with your innovation and your invention and your technology sameness it not only enables us to be stronger stewards of the environment but it also enables us to create stronger outcomes for public health purposes but beyond that well beyond that is the awesome growth of jobs jobs in our American economy that often aren't transported out of our country but our growth here and our lasting jobs that pay significantly well so we thank you for that contribution certainly which is very important you know with the attempts to draw us out of the Paris agreement it is important for us to understand that we stay robust in our efforts to grow the innovation economy in this country do not let that dull our interest in the growth of energy innovation it's so important for us to sharpen that competitive edge of this country and it begins with the strength of innovation and energy policy and investment that enables us to go forth strong and strong and committed what we want to make certain that we do is provide for the dollars in research and the dollars that certainly come by the the way of policy and budgeting that will enable us to provide those incentives which have been very bipartisan in nation let's face it the growth of jobs has hit all states whether they blue red or purple it's a common agenda for all of us so tax incentives that enable us to grow the strength and reliability of energy that is coming from renewable sources and innovative sources are important but so are the accompanying forces that provide for the strengthening the empowerment of energy efficiency and renewable energy with long-term storage with seasonal storage with all sorts of efforts for research that provide for perhaps longer blades on wind turbines or new constructs of wind turbine opportunity or more efficient solar energy or long-term storage with the research that's coming that enables us to provide for more predictability for our energy safe and certainly with all of the great opportunities that are coming putting consumers in control that grid technology and the growth of that technology is important so all of us tells us there's a growth industry here for jobs there is a stewardship of the environment that becomes all the more pronounced where we can be those in charge in control as stewards of our environment being more successful with the efforts that you're making and certainly providing for a good public health outcome all of that speaks to success a win-win-win scenario one that will enable us to sharpen the competitiveness of our economy of our industries as we compete in a global scale you know as we've heard the rumors or the made heard the efforts echo to withdraw us from the Paris agreement other nations are not slowing down and it is important for us to remain as competitive as possible and our states and our local governments are reminding us if you don't do it here in Washington we'll go forward and robustly respond because we believe in this agenda so whether you believe in client science climate science or not isn't so bad to grow jobs isn't so bad to clean up our air is it so bad to be a better steward of the environment I say it isn't so let's go forward let's march forward with progress and thank you what at all for all the work you do thank you for the passion you pour forth on behalf of this arena and thank you for allowing us to be part of the progress to taste that progress and understand we are at our best when we unleash the intellectual capacity of this nation to respond to today and tomorrow's energy needs we will do it we'll do it significantly well and we'll have an energy moment of which we can be very proud thank you everyone