I just want to say that I am in strong support of this amendment. I am glad to cosponsor it with Congressman Inslee. The way we are going to make improvement with our environment is when hundreds of thousands of people develop the habits that clean up the environment instead of having the habits that hurt the environment. There is no better way to do this than to establish this Energy Conservation Corps which brings a service dimension for our young people and for our seniors in the Learn and Service programs to support this green frontier that we are embarked upon. So I think it is a critical boost to the other efforts that we are making on the energy horizon.
On the recordMarch 6, 2008
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Expressing support for the Energy Conservation Corps amendment during a House debate.
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