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“Just so we dispel any misconceptions that the committee might hold about what these programs are, let me read from the EERE Web site, because we were saying these are developing countries. Well, China is not a developing country, Mr. Chairman. This is what it says: ``The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $1 million in available funding to train energy assessors who will assist manufacturing facilities in China and India to reduce their energy use.'' Mr. Chairman, those aren't my words; they're the words of the Department that is asking for funding, for us to borrow money from China so that we can go to China to ``reduce their energy use.'' It goes on to say, ``The EERE engages in multiple technology and policy efforts to improve energy efficiency in the Chinese building sector.'' These aren't my words, Mr. Chairman; these are the words of the DOE that wants us to borrow money from China to spend money in China to improve energy efficiency in the Chinese building sector. Let's go further on. It says, ``EERE partnered with the Kazakh Government to provide training on Save Energy Now industrial efficiency.'' In Kazakhstan. I would offer that if we want to do foreign aid, that we do it in the Department of State budget. With regards to these cooperative programs, they're not zeroed out. The chairman should know that these programs are partially funded through the Department of State, and we don't affect the Department of State budget in this appropriation.…”