[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       A RESPONSIBLE ENERGY POLICY MUST INCLUDE SOLAR TAX CREDITS

  (Ms. GIFFORDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GIFFORDS. There are three big problems that face America today. 
First, our dependence on foreign oil; second, climate change; and 
third, America's innovation and the fact that we are not as competitive 
as this country needs to be. One of the best solutions to these three 
major problems is solar energy.
  The investment tax credit, Mr. Speaker, the ITC, will expire at the 
end of the year. At home in southern Arizona and across this great 
Nation, free energy radiates from the sky almost every day of the year. 
Across my district, residents, businesses, utilities, and individuals 
are all working to do their part to take advantage of that sunshine. 
But major projects, large projects, but also small projects, will not 
move forward without the extension of the ITC.
  Southern Arizonans are willing to do their part. We here in Congress 
have to do ours by working across party lines and working in the Senate 
to ensure that the ITC is extended. This is critical for our country, 
for our competitiveness, for climate change, and for ending our 
dependency on foreign oil.
  I urge my colleagues to work together to pass the ITC.

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