Kathy Castor: “I thank the chairman for supporting some of the goals contained in the amendment. This is not an open-ended loan…”

“I thank the chairman for supporting some of the goals contained in the amendment. This is not an open-ended loan program. This is very modest, only authorized for $250 million. The appropriators will probably scale that back. But what it does is it allows our hospitals, universities, and other industrial users across the country some upfront technical assistance that will save them a lot of money and a lot of energy on the down side. This modest investment will have a great payoff for taxpayers and for industrial users, our hospitals, and universities. I have seen it work right in my district. I know it worked during Superstorm Sandy. We have to think with an eye to the future and act that way. I request an ``aye'' vote on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”