Omnibus Approriations Act, 2009

Floor Speech

OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 -- (House of Representatives - February 25, 2009)

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Ms. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise regarding a provision contained in this legislation to carry out the Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Congress established the Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and it is my understanding that in order to implement the program the Appropriations Committee was required to include a specific appropriation together with language limiting the kinds of entities eligible to participate in the program. I am concerned that this language has the inadvertent potential of directly impacting an important energy project in my district that is ready to break ground and will potentially employ more than 3,000 people. I ask your support today in working with me and my colleagues in the Ohio delegation to clarify the language so that it will not have the impact of prohibiting this project from going forward.

I would like to thank Chairman Visclosky for his work on this concern. I look forward to working with you to correct this situation.

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