[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 41 (Monday, March 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONFIRMATION OF JOHN HOLDREN AND JANE LUBCHENCO

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, as the people today are talking about 
restoring science and government to its rightful place, President 
Obama's nominees for Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration await confirmation. John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco are 
among the Nation's finest scientists, and we urgently need them at the 
forefront of our Nation's efforts to rebuild our economy with new 
discoveries and innovations, to transform our energy use with new 
technologies, and to manage our natural resources with enhanced 
understanding.
  Today, I stood in the White House as the President talked about the 
new science policy; and later I stood in our Capitol dome, gazing up at 
the fresco of George Washington surrounded by the tools of our 
founders. My eyes were drawn to two scenes in particular, one named 
Oceans--or Marine--and the other Science. Our Nation's future 
prosperity is no less dependent upon a mastery of these fields today. I 
look forward to confirmation of my good friends, Dr. Lubchenco and Dr. 
Holdren, soon.

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