On Wednesday's broadcast of CNBC's "Squawk Box," Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that "we need to have a clean energy future that does not sacrifice our kids' welfare just for lower gas prices." And responded to a question on the best-case timeframe for getting off oil by saying that "We are sailing towards the north star of clean energy independence and there [are] going to be waves and wind along the way that we've got to navigate. It is clearly a generational challenge."