Senate Proceeding on Jul 29th, 2009 :: 3:33:15 to 3:40:30
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Charles Schumer: mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection.x? mr. schumer: thank you, madam president. first, let me compliment my colleague from connecticut for his great leadership issue of health care acting head of committee. he has done a great job on a bill i think has garnered wide

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Speech By: Charles Schumer

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Charles Schumer: support and praise from one end of the country to the other. so i want to salute him for his work and his diligence. now, i rise today to speak in support of the critical resources provided in the energy and water bill, the bill we're debating, for federal hydrogen and fuel-cell research technology, which will give

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Charles Schumer: america's automotive industry a much-needed shot in it needs to revitalize and competin the global market for fuel-efficient vehicles. in june i joined a bipartisan coalition of 17 senators and we wrote this hearing that the administration

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Charles Schumer: had significantly cut the budget for hydrogen research. i generally agree with the administration on energy but in this area they are wrong. hydrogen research is one of our futures. and, as a result, and i want to thank chairman dorgan for helping here, 2010 appropriations energy and

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Charles Schumer: water bill contains 19 - -- $190 million in a much-need investment in hydrogen technology and fuel research and development. the $190 million included in the bill for hydrogen technology and fuel cell research i is $37 million more than the house appropriations bill. and, mr. president, it is my

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Charles Schumer: hope that some of particularly given the fact that we have added extra go to the general motors honeyway falls new york facility. it has the potential to 400 clean-energy jobs. the facility is ideally situated

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Charles Schumer: to play a leadership role in transforming this technology into reliable and affordable options for all american drivers. the bottom line is the facility at honeyway falls is the only hydrogen fuel-cell facility in north america. there won't be another facility

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Charles Schumer: with its potential or progress. it is only one of four go from research to application in fuel-cell development and the only one in arica. there's one in germany and two in japan. an if we are going to this vital area sure several years from now it will create real problems for

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Charles Schumer: our automobile companies we hope can get back on their feet. this is the only facility in the?? u.s. that can go directly from science to vehicle as it did for general motors in project driveway where at honey falls, the researchers

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Charles Schumer: developed, designed, and engineered the equinox fleet. where we need jobs and have a great educated workforce and it will competitive with japan and germany which is ahead of us in

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Charles Schumer: fuel-cell development, which is something that w can't afford. the resea engineering are all under one roof and are an american treasure. let me speak a little more generally, not simply about

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Charles Schumer: honeyway falls, but about hydrogen research. as the united states forges a leadership goal in development an initiatives, it is critical that we protect the areas where we're leading the competion, and that includes hydrogen and fuel-cell technology. any compromises to our nation's investment in this

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Charles Schumer: area will hamper our ability to compete with other hamper the ability of companies like general motors and chrysler to come back and be competitive edge. we've come too far to close the door on this important research only to hand over the gains we have made to other nations such as j

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Charles Schumer: by cutting this kind of research, but not funding honeyway falls, we would do this. in confronting the daunting challenge of climate change and dependence on foreign oil from dangerous areas of the world, we need to have all of the tools in our arsenal to achieve our long-term goals. no one should question the fact

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Charles Schumer: that hydrogen technology has a clear and important role to play. hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe, we're never going to run out of it. fuel-cell vehicles are gasoline free, representing a dramatic opportunity to bak away from our current oil. emission free.

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Charles Schumer: the national research council found that fuel-cell research technology should be a necessary part of our energy portfolio if we're achieving the target of 80% greenhouse reduction in 2050. it is an important goal. in short, cars run on hydrogen

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Charles Schumer: have the potential to revolutionize on-road day travel experie up our environment. our nation's automotive companies have made significant strives ineeting or exceeding the administration's interim goals they have much work to do.

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Charles Schumer: while the have seen come on the floor of the chair of the energy and water subcommittee, and i want to salute him for understanding the need for hydrogen fuel cells. as i said, this is one area where the administration has a hard to explain blind spot. while we are twiddli thumbs in this area, debating

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Charles Schumer: whether we should fund, it other countries understand the importance of this technology and are aggressively moving ahead to dev vehicles. we can develop hydroyesterday and fuel cells on a faster timeline than competing nations.

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Charles Schumer: the alternative to abandon a promising technology and allow the wk t our competitor's success is not acceptable. in conclusion, madam president, i hope that this hedges with increase with its increase in hydrogen fuel cell will increasend that

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Charles Schumer: the department will understand