[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              CLEAN ENERGY

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, if we are going to remain 
competitive in the global economy, we must invest in clean energy 
innovation.
  San Diego has 767 clean energy companies, and has become an 
innovation hub, especially in solar power, energy storage and advanced 
biofuels. According to the San Diego Association of Governments, the 
algae energy section alone--one energy section--provides the region 
with 410 direct jobs and $108 million in economic activity each year.
  Unfortunately, the appropriations bill we're voting on this week cuts 
solar energy research by more than one-third; decreases biomass 
research by $33 million; and cuts $80 million from funding for 
breakthrough domestic clean energy innovators.
  We can't hold back the companies that have come up with the answers 
to our serious energy problems. I hope my colleagues will join me in 
fighting for cleantech and biotech innovation by opposing this damaging 
bill.

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