[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            SUPPORTING ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  (Mrs. BIGGERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2354. I commend 
the work of my colleagues, Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member 
Visclosky of Energy and Water Development appropriations, for their 
efforts to balance important energy and infrastructure funding in 
nuclear energy, the Army Corps of Engineers, and in particular the 
Office of Science.
  Strong funding at DOE is critical for the development of future 
reactor technologies and licensing for new nuclear and small modular 
nuclear power. Similarly, healthy funding for the Army Corps of 
Engineers is vital to our waterway commerce, protection from invasive 
species and water quality in the Midwest.
  Finally, by maintaining our investment in the Office of Science, 
Congress will preserve our capacity to innovate, enhance our 
competitive edge in the global economy, and create good American jobs 
well into the future. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to support the 
Office of Science.

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