Myron Kreidler: “now is the time to redefine the mission of the Department of Energy. The world has changed. The cold war is over. And…”

“now is the time to redefine the mission of the Department of Energy. The world has changed. The cold war is over. And conservation and renewable energy are the newest weapons in our fight for energy security. So our research priorities must change too. Yet hundreds of DOE facilities throughout the country are conducting research based on the past, not the future. That is why I have introduced legislation, modeled after the Military Base Closure Commission, to evaluate, reconfigure, and close some DOE facilities. It would cut research spending by 25 percent, saving billions of dollars for taxpayers. It would redefine our energy priorities for the future. And it would reduce the deficit, cut unnecessary spending, and get politics out of these decisions. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.”