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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022

Floor Speech

Date: July 27, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, my amendment increases the Fossil Energy and Carbon Management account by $50 million and decreases it by the same amount.

I want to thank the bipartisan group of cosponsors, including Representative McCaul, Representative Jackson Lee, Representative Burgess, Representative Fletcher, Representative Cuellar, Representative Crenshaw, and Representative Brady.

I offered this amendment because we must prioritize Carbon Utilization Program activities that are consistent with our existing energy statute.

In and around my district in Houston, the energy capital of the world, important carbon capture research is taking place. Carbon capture utilization seeks to improve our community's air quality and maintain and provide jobs for workers, many in my district.

Therefore, my amendment just clarifies that carbon capture utilization research, along with other carbon capture projects specified in the committee report, are also recognized and prioritized in this bill.

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