[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAUCUS

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, one of the most difficult 
challenges facing our Nation's future is providing clean, affordable, 
and reliable energy. Rural America has tremendous wind potential. 
Unfortunately, these wind energy sources lack infrastructure, including 
the expansion of transmission systems to deliver wind power from its 
sources to centers of population.
  We need to have the ability to create energy in one part of the 
country and use it in another without significant loss in either 
efficiency or usability. My friends, we need to continue to explore any 
and all viable forms of research and development in renewable energy.
  On Thursday, Members of Congress will have the chance to see what the 
future may hold for our Nation's energy resources at the 13th Annual 
Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo. There are 
still hurdles to overcome, and now is the time to begin working for a 
strong and diverse renewable energy portfolio.

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