[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 83 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H6243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              THE IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY TO AMERICA

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I listened with 
interest to the President as he spoke in Egypt today. There are a lot 
of things to talk about, but in 1 minute you can't talk about most of 
them.
  Let me just make one comment. It was interesting that the President 
made a very pointed statement that the country of Iran deserves to have 
the opportunity to use nuclear power in a peaceful way. I find it very 
interesting that the President thought that that was a part of energy 
that he ought to emphasize overseas.
  My question is this: When will the President, when will his 
administration, when will this House understand that energy produced 
from nuclear power is appropriate not only for Iran and other countries 
around the world, but for the 50 States in the Union? When will the 
President understand that nuclear energy is a source that we ought to 
look at? And as the President gives us his various plans under the 
climate change rhetoric, why does he not realize the importance of 
nuclear energy for his own people?

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