This is pretty good, considering in the otherwise bright-blue state of Maryland, he's a conservative Republican. But he has common-sense ideas about peak oil, too.
His district is just to the north of us here in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 02:27 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:50048] Re: A metrication friend from Maryland's 6th Congressional District Representative Bartlett's defense of metrication may be located quickly by dragging the slide control to 47:20 in. the webcast. Please see Tim Williamson's link below. Have a look at the biography of this remarkable citizen-scientist-teacher-Congressman at http://bartlett.house.gov/biography/. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Williamson <mailto:[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: 15 March, 2011 14:55 Subject: [USMA:50034] A metrication friend from Maryland's 6th Congressional District I just watched an archived webcast of a committee meeting of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee from 11 Mar 2011. This was a budget meeting between the committee and NSF and NIST. It is very interesting. After several minutes into the meeting, Mr. Roscoe Bartlett (R, 6th Congressional district, Maryland) asks the director of NSF about the cost to the country of not metricating fully, and indicates his adamant support for metrication. here is the webcast link - <http://science.edgeboss.net/wmedia/science/sst2011/031111.wvx> http://science.edgeboss.net/wmedia/science/sst2011/031111.wvxme After watching his comments, I called his Washington Office to applaud him for his outspoken support of metric instruction in our k-12 classrooms. Here is his contact info: Contact Congressman Bartlett Washington, D.C. Office Information 2412 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-2006 Phone Number: 202-225-2721 Fax Number: 202-225-2193 -- Thanks! Tim Williamson Alabama, USA 1-205-765-6090
