Louise Slaughter: “I have contacted the Department of Energy and been assured that deferring the additional $22 million would not cause any…”

“I have contacted the Department of Energy and been assured that deferring the additional $22 million would not cause any significant problems and is not expected to result in the cancellation of any contracts. In fact, the Department of Energy originally proposed deferring $221 million and rescinding an additional $105 million in clean coal funds. Consequently, a deferral of $22 million should not cause any major hardship, and I urge my colleagues to take this opportunity to allocate the funding to the arts and humanities.”