Political Quotes

“Before I get started, we also have several letters of support on this that I would submit for the Record. One is from the Bipartisan Policy Center on behalf of the American Energy Innovation Council; another is from Third Way. They support this bill. The final one is from the American Nuclear Society. Bipartisan Policy Center, March 24, 2015. Hon. John Boehner, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, H-232 of the Capitol, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, H-204 of the Capitol, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi: On behalf of the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC), we write to urge the prompt consideration of H.R. 1158 Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act. Similar legislation (H.R. 5120) easily passed the House during the last Congress. The bill enjoys strong bipartisan support and was co-sponsored by both Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. The AEIC is a group of America's top business executives who came together starting in 2010 to recommend ways to promote American innovation in clean energy technology. We are united in our belief that technology innovation-- especially in energy--is at the heart of many of the central economic, national security, competitiveness, and environmental challenges facing our nation.…”