[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 67 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NUCLEAR POWER VITAL TO ENERGY FUTURE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, the recently passed 
budget and the upcoming climate change legislation take a direct shot 
at the strained budgets of South Carolina families. Under an ill-
advised cap-and-tax proposal, families will see their electricity 
bills, gas bills and grocery bills go up.
  Meanwhile, South Carolina is the leader in the production of clean, 
viable and safe alternative nuclear energy. For over 30 years, South 
Carolina has benefited with over 50 percent of electrical generation by 
nuclear energy.
  President Obama's own Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu, agrees 
that nuclear energy ``is going to be an important part of our energy 
mix.'' Unfortunately, some in Washington still continue to ignore this 
proven technology.
  I hope my colleagues in Congress will listen to Secretary Chu. In the 
meantime, South Carolina families and citizens throughout our Nation 
cannot afford a spike in their utility bills, their gas bills or their 
food budgets.
  I am grateful that Santee Cooper and SCE&G are proceeding with two 
new reactors at Jenkinsville, South Carolina, which will produce clean 
energy.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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