Political Quotes

“I strongly support the Udall of Colorado amendment. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Udall amendment to H.R. 1655. This is not an appropriations bill, it's an authorization bill. If the appropriators do not have sufficient funds, then clearly all of these programs may have to be cut. All this amendment does is restore the authorization levels to the level of the President's request for these programs. Almost every other program authorized in this bill is at or above the President's request--why should these programs be any different? H.R. 1655 only provides $75.4 of the $92.4 million requested for biopower and biofuels. These cuts will reduce R&D in areas that could lower the costs of producing ethanol. The ethanol industry currently provides 40,000 jobs, or $1 billion in household income. Displacing gasoline with ethanol in automobiles reduces carbon emissions by 95%; if you merely mix a 10% blend of ethanol with gasoline, you reduce emissions by 25-30%. Voting for the Udall amendment will help to continue the important R&D that could lead to the development of cheap, sustainable and clean energy sources such as ethanol. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the Udall amendment.”