Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I rise in support of our energy and water appropriations bill. While much public attention is rightly focused on the war…”

“I rise in support of our energy and water appropriations bill. While much public attention is rightly focused on the war abroad, our committee continues to do its part to protect our Nation's security at home. The issue of energy security is now clearly before us. Our energy facilities must be safe and secure and we must continue the critical work of the Department of Energy to research and develop domestic sources of energy of all types and to protect our nuclear stockpile. On another front, Chairman Callahan has produced a bill that continues the Federal commitment to work in partnership with our States and local communities to address such vital needs as flood control, shore protection, environmental restoration and improving our Nation's waterways. I especially want to thank the chairman for his support of top priorities in my home State of New Jersey. Keeping our ports open for business is critical to our regional economy and the nearly 230,000 jobs related to port activity in both New York and New Jersey. Protecting and restoring our shoreline is also vital.”