[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E835-E836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, RURAL 
   DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 
   GENERAL GOVERNMENT, INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 
  VETERANS AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

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                               speech of

                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 27, 2021

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my 
amendment number 101 included in En Bloc Amendment No. 3 to increase 
funding for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Facilities and 
Infrastructure account by $15 million to match the President's Budget 
Request of $167 million.
  This funding increase will help the National Renewable Energy 
Laboratory (NREL), located in the 7th District of Colorado, meet 
critical infrastructure needs. NREL is the nation's only lab with a 
primary mission dedicated to the research, development, and 
demonstration of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. 
For more than 44 years, NREL

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has led the world in research and design of products directly impacting 
the way we use energy. The lab has helped dramatically lower the cost 
of solar, wind, and biofuel technologies and pioneered energy efficient 
building technologies to reduce energy consumption.
  Full funding for the Facilities and Infrastructure account will 
support NREL's cross-cutting research, maintenance upgrades, and 
support the growing staff at the lab. NREL's economic impact on our 
nation totaled $1.4 billion in FY19 while the lab supported nearly 
7,000 jobs nationwide. Supporting NREL not only supports Colorado, it 
supports our nation's continued scientific and economic competitiveness 
and supports high-quality, good-paying jobs nationwide.
  I urge all my colleagues to support this amendment.

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