Pat is working to expand investments in cutting-edge industries like advanced manufacturing, space exploration, and research and development.
Expand investments in advanced manufacturing, space exploration, and research and development.
Occurrences
Evidence
Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined Congresswoman Andrea Salinas in co-leading the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, legislation directing the Department of Energy to accelerate research, development, and commercialization of next-generation geothermal and closed-loop geothermal systems.
Assessments
Harrigan materially advanced legislation in the same federal term to expand research and development through the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act. That supports effort and partial progress on the R&D portion of the promise, but the evidence does not show enacted funding or delivered investment expansion, nor does it substantiate advanced manufacturing or space exploration outcomes. Because the promised outcome was broad and only one component has a serious legislative attempt, this is partial rather than delivered.