Jeff Flake: “This amendment would prohibit funds from going to the Fossil Energy Research and Development program. The Fossil Energy…”

“This amendment would prohibit funds from going to the Fossil Energy Research and Development program. The Fossil Energy Research and Development program is set to receive nearly $500 million through this appropriation bill. The committee report recommends that no less than $25 million be used to continue research in certain areas. But we shouldn't have any money going to subsidize Big Oil. I reserve the balance of my time.”