[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H3840-H3841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO AND FORUM

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the 13th annual 
Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum 
that is slated to take place tomorrow. The topic of this expo is 
especially timely. Last year, China invested $34.6 billion in clean 
energy while the United States invested $18.6 billion, a distant 
second. We have an energy problem, and we need to address it.
  At this forum, there are over 50 businesses, clean energy trade 
associations, government agencies, and energy policy research 
organizations that will be

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showcasing their technologies. On efficiency: We should drill and mine 
energy efficiency the way we are so gluttonously dependent on drilling 
for oil and mining for coal. On renewable energy: We should invest in 
sustainable energy and new technologies to build our energy 
independence and to once again create American manufacturing jobs.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in welcoming this year's participants 
at the expo and encourage my colleagues to stop by the Cannon Caucus 
Room to see the exhibits.

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