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wanted, such as the final death blow to the B-l Bomber, so he was 

 pretty much forced to sign the bill. 



In 1978, Teague came up with a compromise negotiated with 

 Secretary Schlesinger, which involved delay in the construction of the 

 CRBR pending a study. McCormack, Mrs. Lloyd, and strong sup- 

 porters of the CRBR rejected the compromise, which Flowers spon- 

 sored. Teague arranged for the President to meet with nuclear industry 

 representatives at the White House, but it failed to shake their position 

 and the Flowers compromise was defeated on June 14, 1978, by a vote 

 of 187 to 142. Once again, in 1979, efforts to resolve the issue failed. 

 The committee stuck to its position in support of the CRBR. The House 

 defeated a Fuqua-Brown compromise effort on July 26, 1979, by a vote 

 of 237-182. 



Chapter XIX 



In 1975, McCormack became chairman of the Energy Subcom- 

 mittee which handled solar, geothermal, conservation, and advanced 

 energy technologies. Hechler, Ottinger, Hayes, and Dodd supple- 

 mented McCormack's efforts to make increases over the President's 

 budget, and the committee voted boosts of over 100 percent in solar, 

 geothermal, and conservation R. &: D. Although the committee in- 

 crease for solar energy was from $70.3 million to $143-5 million, an 

 amendment on the House floor by Representative Frederick W. Rich- 

 mond (Democrat of New York) added $50 million on top of that. In a 

 March 20, 1975, letter to Dr. Seamans, McCormack called for more 

 aggressive management than "the low key, academic management 

 style that was characteristic of the NSF." 



Brown and McCormack, in 1975, introduced the electric vehicle 

 research, development and demonstration bill to enable 8,000-10,000 

 electric vehicles to be demonstrated by Government, industry, and 

 individuals throughout the Nation. Teague, Ottinger, Mosher, and 

 Goldwater joined in supporting the bill. President Ford vetoed the 

 bill, but Congress voted to override the veto. 



Once again in 1976 and 1977, the committee voted hefty increases 

 for solar, geothermal, and conservation, and on both occasions the 

 House decided to make further increases in solar energy R. & D. 



Another committee initiative was the enactment of the Energy 

 Extension Service legislation, the brainchild of Thornton, who pat- 

 terned the statute after the successful Agricultural Extension Service. 

 The Energy Extension Service helped answer questions and give advice 

 to individuals, businesses, and State and local government officials on 

 energy conservation measures and alternate energy systems. President 

 Carter signed the Thornton bill into law on June 3, 1977. 



