[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 93 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2010

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                               speech of

                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 2009

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2847) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
     and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2010, and for other purposes:

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of H.R. 2847, the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 
2010.
  This legislation will fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science 
Foundation, and several other independent agencies. These collective 
agencies and departments allow our nation to continue to invest in 
critical science research, like climate change, education, and state 
and local law enforcement.
  At a time when our nation is in need of rebuilding, and our 
communities to be made safer for our children, this bill will provide 
$3.4 billion for state and local law enforcement and crime prevention 
grants, including more than $800 million for Community Oriented Police 
Services (COPS), to help keep our streets and neighborhoods safer, $400 
million for the Office on Violence Against Women, and $2 billion for 
the Drug Enforcement Administration.
  To help these children grow up in a safe environment, and move into 
adulthood with the opportunity that a better education will present, 
the bill offers $1 billion for Science Education, and over $18 billion 
for NASA. Overall, it provides nearly $31 billion for science as part 
of a commitment to America's innovation and competitiveness.
  A vote in support of this bill is a vote in favor of our security, 
our liberty, and the hope of our future through education.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in support of H.R. 2847.

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