[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1995

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                               speech of

                          HON. PETER W. BARCA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 23, 1994

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4602) 
     marking appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1995, and for other purposes:

  Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support 
of the amendment offered by Mr. Klug, my colleague from Wisconsin.
  We should be doing research into the use of coal, but the question is 
at what level should we support it.
  The Office of Management and Budget, as well as President Clinton, 
have proposed to scale this program back by $27 million.
  Certainly, some of this research could receive a greater contribution 
from the private sector.
  I would urge my colleagues to support the President's efforts at 
cutting spending in this area.
  In these times of high budget deficits, our first priority must be to 
put our fiscal house in order.
  Mr. Chairman, passing this amendment would advance us toward our 
needed goal of balancing the budget.
  We must continue making progress on meeting this goal. Passing this 
amendment would be a step in the right direction.

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