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House Boosts Clean Energy, Veteran Funds
By Mr Ethanol | June 11, 2007
One Local News:
Democrats gave big increases to programs aimed at making cars and buildings more energy efficient and boosting research and development of alternative energy sources in legislation approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee.
At the same time, the panel rejected the Bush administration‘s plans to develop a new, sturdier nuclear warhead. The lawmakers said it would send the wrong signal to the world on nuclear nonproliferation and should not be pursued before a comprehensive strategy on future nuclear weapons needs is developed. Overall, the bill would cut $632 million from President Bush ‘s request for nuclear weapons programs.
But House Appropri, , ), D-Wis., dismissed Bush‘s veto threat over politically popular increases for veterans programs as “not credible,” and Republicans joined Democrats in approving the veterans funding measure by a 56-0 vote.
Much of that money would go to boosting clean energy technologies such as research into solar, geothermal and hydropower energy, as well as alternative fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Research into next generation automobiles designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions would receive a 25 percent hike over current levels.
The increases for veterans continue a trend in which Democrats have used every opportunity, including the recently enacted Iraq war funding bill, to add to the rapidly rising budget for veterans medical treatment.
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