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“PRESIDENT IS DUE EXPLANATION FROM SECRETARY OF ENERGY” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H12088 on Nov. 10, 1995.
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PRESIDENT IS DUE EXPLANATION FROM SECRETARY OF ENERGY
(Mr. ROEMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Wall Street Journal broke a story contending that the Secretary of Energy has spent $43,500 to evaluate news services and reporters' coverage of her and her Department.
Mr. Speaker, I serve on the oversight committee, the Committee on Science, where we have been trying to reposition and reevaluate the Energy Department to make cuts for a balanced budget by the year 2002 in a bipartisan way.
This is inexcusable that $43,000 is spent in this kind of manner. That is as much as the average American family earns in a year, plus
$10,000. I understand she is meeting with the President this morning and I would encourage the President that if he does not get straight answers and a good rationale for this decision, that he get the Secretary's resignation.
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