[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5860-H5861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    CELEBRATING THE NATIONAL CORN-TO-ETHANOL RESEARCH CENTER'S 20TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  (Ms. BUDZINSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BUDZINSKI. Mr. Speaker, today, I recognize an important 
anniversary for a cutting-edge research center located in my district. 
For more than 20 years, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at 
Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville has been a pillar in the 
biotechnology industry and a leading research institution in the United 
States.
  Born in the research title of the 1996 farm bill, with a $14 million 
Federal appropriation the following year, NCERC has been a good 
investment not just in my district, but in the broader bioeconomy in 
America.
  NCERC's work has culminated in more than 80 technologies that are now 
in the commercial marketplace, generating over $7 billion of annual 
revenue and thousands of direct and indirect jobs.

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  With a return on investment of $5.40 for every dollar of public 
funding received, NCERC leverages every investment to create public-
private partnerships that make a cleaner, low carbon, more sustainable 
future a reality.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope everyone will join me in celebrating the National 
Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center.

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