[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5498]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INVESTING IN GREEN ENERGY

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Madam Speaker, the climate crisis is a ticking time bomb. 
The country that figures out how to defuse it will get huge returns on 
their investments.
  That is why our global competitor nations are investing in green 
energy. They know that the economy that learns how to manufacture in 
the cleanest way possible will secure thousands of jobs for its 
workers. These are jobs in manufacturing and also in research, 
engineering, and education.
  In short, the country that best understands green energy today will 
have the strongest economy tomorrow. That can and should be the United 
States.
  I am proud to represent the scientists at the University of 
California Irvine who are doing cutting-edge research on fuel cell 
energy storage, energy conversion, and more. We have to support the 
work of their peers.
  To have a strong, stable, and globally competitive economy, we need 
green energy. For Orange County, for the United States, and for our 
planet, we cannot continue to rely on the technology of yesterday.

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