Heidi Alexander: “I urge a ``yes'' vote because I think an important part of a…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016

I urge a ``yes'' vote because I think an important part of a Republican pro-growth policy is support for government-sponsored research. That is how we got 3-D mapping and horizontal drilling that led to unconventional gas and oil. That is how we are going to get the cost of carbon capture low enough to make it commercial. That is how we are going to get solar panels cheap enough to make them useful. We should reduce wasteful spending on subsidies for mature energy technology and double energy research, and this would do that on a conservative path. At 5 percent a year, it would take 10 years to double the $5 billion of energy spending we have today. I urge a ``yes'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.

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Heidi Alexander

Labour Party

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Feb 2, 2016

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