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This resolution urges Congress and the President to increase funding for fusion energy research, a process that involves fusing atoms together to create energy, which promises to be a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive energy source with significant economic and political benefits. The resolution highlights that New Jersey is a leader in this field, home to the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), a world-renowned center for fusion research that houses powerful equipment necessary for containing the extremely high temperatures required for fusion. It also mentions the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a large international project under construction in France that needs continued U.S. financial support. The resolution emphasizes that advancing fusion research not only directly benefits energy production but also drives the development of new technologies with applications in other fields, and that increased funding for public-private partnerships could stimulate economic growth.

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