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"I am extremely disappointed that U.S. Department of Energy
Secretary Samuel Bodman is proceeding today in announcing a proposal
to dismantle FutureGen. I spoke with the Secretary this afternoon
and urged him to keep the president’s commitment to all the
researchers, private-sector supporters, public officials and -- most
importantly -- the people of central Illinois who have worked so
hard to bring this landmark project to fruition. FutureGen is too
important, nationally and internationally, to fall victim to
political games. Today marks an unfortunate setback, but we will not
give up the effort to make FutureGen a reality in Illinois. I urge
President Bush, who initiated the FutureGen project in 2003 and has
said repeatedly that we need to develop domestic energy resources,
to take a personal role in making sure the project moves forward as
planned."
[Text from file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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