[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14570]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 ENERGY

  (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 support of efforts to spur 
investment in clean-energy and energy-efficiency technology that will 
create clean-energy jobs back home in Nevada and across our country.
  Investments in clean-energy technologies like solar, wind, 
geothermal, smart grid and advanced batteries will help the United 
States regain its competitive edge in a global green economy, reduce 
our reliance on foreign oil and improve our energy security.
  Clean-energy jobs, like manufacturing solar panels and windmills and 
constructing new energy-efficient buildings, are jobs that can stay 
right here at home in the United States. But the United States is 
currently losing the clean-energy jobs and marketplace share to 
countries like China, Germany and Korea.
  A thriving clean-energy economy will ensure that the United States 
creates a sustainable manufacturing base that will compete with the 
rest of the world. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to make the investments necessary to help create a 
booming, clean-energy economy right here in the United States.

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