[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H2154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ENERGY EFFICIENCY

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, the President will be in St. Paul, 
Minnesota, on Thursday to unveil his vision for a national energy 
policy. Minnesotans understand the value of a balanced approach that 
needs to be part of an energy policy which embraces our environmental 
qualities. We must have clean fuels, renewable energy and improved 
energy efficiency and invest in alternative energy resources. The Vice 
President said conservation is a sign of personal virtue, but not a 
basis for policy. In Minnesota, conservation is common sense. It means 
saving energy and money by using our resources more efficiently. 
Improved energy standards for consumer products would eliminate the 
need for an additional 180 new power plants. Energy efficiency 
standards have already saved American consumers $50 billion this past 
decade. Minnesotans expect conservation to be an important part of any 
energy policy that balances today's energy needs with the needs of 
future generations.

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