House Proceeding 06-16-09 on Jun 16th, 2009 :: 1:29:50 to 1:33:40
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1:29:41 to 1:30:02( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: bill, the fiscal year 2010 budget request for the commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriation bill, the subcommittee held a total of 24 budget hearings. understand that we didn't get the budget requests until late this year we had budget hearings even before we got the request, and budget hearings

1:29:50 to 1:33:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Alan B. Mollohan

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Alan B. Mollohan: after we got the request. the subcommittee received testimony from members of congress, many members of congress, inputted this process early on before we marked up and some 68 outside witnesses. this testimony was crucial to our fashioning the bill and the thoughts and the concerns of

1:30:24 to 1:30:44( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: those who contributed are incoorated in this bill. in addition, officials in the administration representing all the departments in the bill one way or the other inputted the legislation by testimony or otherwise and this year in particular, mr. speaker, the subcommittee focused on a series of hearings on

1:30:45 to 1:31:05( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: investments for all fasselts of the scientific enterprise, climate science and mitigation as well as prisoner re-entry programs, recidivism reduction and criminal justice reform. mr. speaker, we focused on those areas, some of those areas because we felt that in the past, there had been

1:31:06 to 1:31:27( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: neglect and that we needed for our economy and also for just appropriate operation of these agencies that additional funding was needed. in brief, the bill totaled $64.4 billion, an increase of $6.7 billion over last year, but it's $200 million below the

1:31:28 to 1:31:51( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: president's request. the bill provides $30.6 billion for investments in science, technology, and innovation, an increation of $1 billion over comparable levels from last year. i think there's a consensus that investments in science technology, investments in

1:31:52 to 1:32:13( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: innovation are comparable to -- to economic development necessary for us as we prepare for the new economy, as we work our way out of the recession that we find ourselves in. investments in the new economy is crucial and this committee that funds science is at the

1:32:14 to 1:32:34( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: center and the critical path of that effort. within this level, the bill provides $6.9 bhl for the national science foundation and $18.2 billion for nasa. the bill provides $781 million and noaa is recommended at

1:32:35 to 1:32:55( Edit History Discussion )

Alan B. Mollohan: $40.6 billion. the committee is recommended to provide resources consistent with the doubling path identified, mr. speaker, may i have additional time? ?? mr. arcuri: i yield the gentleman an additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mollohan: for the competes act.

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Alan B. Mollohan: it also recognizes the science research conducted at noaa and nasa as critical for the nation's science enterprise. i commend the rule committees for fashioning a rule that recognizes the welcoming input this committee has had from our colleagues throughout the process.

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Alan B. Mollohan: the minority has been fully a part of the process. we very much appreciate mr. wolf's contribution to the bill. mr., mr. -- many, many of his thoughts, yang of one that's not incorporated in the legislation one way or the other, he was a former commirm

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Alan B. Mollohan: of the subcommittee and his insight is particularly beneficial.