Alternative Energy Research And Development Act

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT -- (House of Representatives - September 29, 2006)

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Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill, but I rise mostly to praise the Members who have contributed to it: Chairman Judy Biggert, and Congressmen Lamar Smith and Mike McCaul not only wrote the excellent provisions of this bill, but it's been their persistence that has enabled it to come to the floor today. I also want to recognize my ranking Member, Mr. Gordon, and his colleagues, who have also contributed provisions to this bill.

This bill should be one of the easiest votes we cast this Congress and certainly today. The bill commits our Nation to conducting more research and development on the technologies that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil. That includes biomass, solar, wind, hydrogen, and hybrid vehicle technologies. It's a non-controversial list; indeed, it's a must-do list.

Many of the provisions in the bill originated with the President's Advanced Energy Initiative.

This bill is quite frankly the bare minimum we can do; it establishes the R&D foundation we need to build from. I urge my colleagues to support this valuable measure.

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