[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RYAN BUDGET ATTACK ON NEVADA SOLAR PROJECT

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Republican 
budget that's being debated this week and, in particular, to the unfair 
and inaccurate attack on a clean energy company that's located in my 
home State of Nevada. The Republican proposal refers to the Solar 
Reserve project as ``an ill-fated venture.''
  Had he done his homework, Budget Committee Chairman Ryan would have 
discovered that this cutting-edge solar project is not ill-fated but, 
instead, has a long-term contract with our State's largest utility. It 
has created 450 good-paying jobs for Nevadans and is running on 
schedule and under budget.
  The assertions being made in the Republican budget undermine the 
success of renewable energy programs, the jobs they create, and the 
investment they represent in our Nation's future energy needs.
  In Las Vegas and across the country, Americans have made it clear 
that our budget should be a path forward for a strong middle class and 
a serious investment in the next generation of Americans.
  Let's reject these mathematical gimmicks and unsubstantiated attacks 
and get to work on a real budget.

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