Political Quotes

“this amendment makes appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, specifically providing that $10 million shall be provided to fund grant and fellowship programs in the appropriate offices of the Department of Energy to enhance training of technically skilled personnel in disciplines for which a shortfall of skilled technical personnel is determined through study of workforce trends and needs of energy technological industries by the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Labor. The purpose of the amendment is to address realities associated with the area of energy and to focus in on the energy crisis in this country. To a large degree, that crisis exists because of inadequate training capabilities within the energy area. The amendment would monitor workforce trends across the energy industry. It would provide $10 million for DOE grants and fellowships to colleges and universities to remedy workforce shortages. It would develop the energy workforce of the future. This amendment takes $10 million from the increased funding proposed for the CALFED program.”