[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 33 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               WIND POWER

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, climate change is real and is happening 
now. To reduce the harmful effects of human-caused greenhouse gas 
pollution, this Nation and the world must transition to clean energy 
sources. That is why I am here today to support wind power and for 
extending the renewable electricity production tax credit.
  My home State of California has been a leader in deploying this key 
technology, and it has paid dividends. Wind powers over 2.1 million 
California homes, and California is the home to 21 wind manufacturing 
facilities which have helped to stimulate capital investments of over 
$11 billion.
  The California wind industry also supports over 7,000 jobs, ranking 
California as the second-highest wind-related job incubator in the 
Nation.
  Wind power is part of the energy portfolio of the future. Let's make 
that future happen now and support the production tax credit.

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