[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26051]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   INTRODUCING LOCOMOTIVE TAX CREDIT

  (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. DAHLKEMPER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce that I am 
introducing new legislation to create and save valuable manufacturing 
jobs and support our Nation's rail transportation industry.
  The Locomotive Fleet Investment and Tax Credit Act of 2009 creates a 
30 percent tax credit to encourage the purchase, sale, and manufacture 
of long-haul freight, passenger, and switch locomotives.
  The locomotive industry in the United States provides more than 
125,000 direct jobs and supports thousands more. This tax credit will 
create jobs by helping boost the sale of freight long haul, passenger, 
and switch locomotives by making fleet investment more affordable for 
our Nation's rail companies.
  In addition to saving and creating jobs, my bill will help put more 
efficient, cleaner-burning locomotives in service, which can lower air 
pollution in the long term.
  I urge my colleagues to support my bipartisan legislation to create 
jobs, support manufacturing, and enhance our national rail system.

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