On the recordAugust 1, 2001
I just met with Spencer Abraham, the new Secretary of Energy, and certainly I rise in support of this amendment. America has abundant reserves of coal, enough for hundreds of years, and so we need to figure out how to tap into this resource in the way that protects our environment and keeps energy affordable. In my home State of Michigan, we are now generating 80 percent of our electricity supply from coal. Coal has many benefits, but it also has environmental drawbacks. And that is why the Clean Coal Technology Program in our efforts to move ahead on this effort is so very important. The gentlewoman's amendment would simply ensure that the Department of Energy include the research as part of its clean coal portfolio. I see nothing objectionable from anybody, and I certainly support that effort because that technology is so important.
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