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President Bush's proposed budget will not have an impact this year. The current situation is we still have to lay off between 30 to 40 employees. But we are encouraged by the areas that were covered by the president.
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The constant hope here is that, someday, we'll get several years of relatively consistent investment in the laboratory so we can really get on track with accelerating the introduction of these technologies in the marketplace.
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The president's visit sends a powerful message to the lab that its work on these technologies is a very important component of the administration's energy research and development policy.
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The real irony is that this is probably the most important moment in the laboratories' 28-year history in terms of being a very critical part of our nation's effort to address these significant energy problems. At that moment, we're facing a substantial threat to the laboratory.