[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17420]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO

  (Mr. WAMP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning as the co-chair of the 
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus in the House of 
Representatives, representing well over half of the full House, to 
praise today's 11th annual Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo 
being held all day long in the Cannon Caucus Room.
  Republicans and Democrats will join in support of these most 
important investments in renewable energy: wind, solar, biomass, 
geothermal. We have an abundance of these opportunities. We need to 
grow this from 6 percent of our electricity utilization to much, much 
higher.
  We believe that Members should lead, encouraging weatherization of 
your homes, new appliances in your homes, ways to conserve. 
Conservation is not for wimps. It's for warriors. Not every American 
will wear the uniform of our Armed Forces, but every American can help 
our country reduce the demand and lower the cost for energy.
  It's a critical issue. Our all-of-the-above strategy includes a 
tremendous focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy 
conservation.
  We encourage all Members to come to Cannon Caucus at any time today 
and join us in this most important bipartisan effort.

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