[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H1088-H1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         H.R. 1: AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise to highlight the importance of 
science in our American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Research and 
innovation lie behind the long-term economic success of this country, 
and it's worth noting that science research creates jobs now. A report 
by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation determined that 
for each additional $1 billion invested in science in the economic 
recovery, 20,000 American jobs

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are created. These jobs go not just to scientists but to research 
assistants, electricians, technicians and construction workers.
  We need to provide a comprehensive set of jobs in this package so 
that our new roads and bridges built with the funds lead to research 
facilities and high tech start-up companies that will provide the 
foundation for the economy of the 21st century.
  The ideal project is one that keeps on giving, and that is exactly 
what scientific research projects do. In his inaugural address, 
President Obama said, ``We will restore science to its rightful 
place.'' The legislation we have been considering places science in an 
important place in short-term job creation and long-term economic 
growth.

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