John Tierney: “Mr. Speaker, I rise only to say that we thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) for bringing this matter before…”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise only to say that we thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) for bringing this matter before the House; and we, of course, agree that Mr. Carrier has a long and distinguished career and a great invention; and we obviously would support this resolution. I add only in his memory the one thing we might concentrate on doing is concentrating more on research and develop to improve efficiencies. Through smart public policy we can reduce energy consumption by improving the energy standards and efficiency standards required of common appliances like air conditioners as well as refrigerators, photo copiers and fax machines. I think that would be a great testament to Mr. Carrier's life and his hard work. If we just applied those standards already on the books in this country, we would be estimated to save consumers some $150 billion in energy costs by 2020. In fact, if we really looked at our research and development monies, we will know and realize that they have decreased from $6.55 billion in 1978 to some $2 billion now in 1998.”