Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Inglis for his leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, American economic success has been built on innovation and competition. By competing against one another to build a better mousetrap, so to speak, American entrepreneurs have developed many products, from early incandescent lights to the Model T automobile to sophisticated computer hardware and software products of today, that have certainly made our lives better and our quality of life better. Today in an era of increasing fuel costs the drive to produce energy economically can be advanced through this same kind of innovation and competition. Fossil fuel technology was the impetus for 20th century industrial development, but today hydrogen holds out promise for being the driver of the economy of the future. Of course, hydrogen is a fuel that can be produced domestically, thus limiting our dependence on foreign petroleum products. I mean, that is why I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5143, the H-Prize Act of 2006. As a founding member of the bipartisan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus, along with Mr. Inglis and Mr. Wynn and Mr. Larson, I certainly applaud Congressman Inglis' leadership on this issue. I also wanted to point out, too, that in my district, headquartered, is the largest producer of hydrogen in the world, Air Products and Chemicals.…”