[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H2245-H2246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              PLANT VOGTLE

  (Mr. BARROW of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
Department of Energy's recent loan guarantee for Plant Vogtle in Burke 
County, Georgia. Plant Vogtle is the first nuclear power plant built in 
the United

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States in almost 3 decades, and I am proud to represent the district 
where our Nation's nuclear renaissance has begun.
  Throughout my time in Congress, I have supported the expanded use of 
nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy. Plant Vogtle 
will not only provide safe, reliable energy for Georgians, but it will 
also create the kind of good-paying jobs that we need.
  The expansion of Plant Vogtle will create 5,000 jobs at the height of 
construction and 800 permanent jobs after construction is complete.
  The Federal Government's guarantee is expected to save Georgia 
electric customers nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in interest 
expense--a direct dollar-for-dollar savings for Georgia customers, 
Georgia workers, and Georgia businesses.
  This is exactly the sort of investment the Federal Government should 
be making. At virtually no risk to the Federal taxpayer, we save money 
for Georgia taxpayers as they pay for the infrastructure that will 
create good-paying jobs that support the lifestyles of virtually 
everyone else in the Georgia economy.
  I commend all of the stakeholders for coming to this agreement, and I 
look forward to all of the good things that it will lead to.

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