Sherwood Boehlert: “I just want to rise in support of this bill and to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Hobson) for his efforts…”

“I just want to rise in support of this bill and to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Hobson) for his efforts, particularly to strengthen the Office of Science in the Department of Energy. This is a good bill. There were some differences of opinion early on. We worked out those differences of opinion in a responsible way. First, I want to thank Chairman Hobson for his efforts to strengthen the Office of Science. This critical, but often overlooked Office, is a critical supporter of research in the physical sciences. It also supports crucial work related to genomics and homeland security. And it runs laboratories that provide research tools for a wide range of scientists throughout the country. In this year's Energy bill, H.R. 6, the House... authorized major increases for the Office of Science. This bill makes a downpayment on those authorizations. The bill also specifically recognizes the importance of the administration's new, interagency supercomputing initiative.”