[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6174-6175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, we are looking for job creation 
opportunities during these tough economic times.
  This morning, I heard ideas from an unexpected source. I was at a 
bipartisan symposium with Senators, Governors, former Prime Minister 
Tony Blair, and business leaders. What I heard from the business 
leaders is that one of the best sources of job creation we have is in 
creating new green collar, clean energy jobs to respond to our climate 
crisis, which will also help us in our economic crisis.
  Jeff Immelt of GE told us about the need for a smart grid so we can 
create green-collar jobs. Mr. Hayes from Florida Power and Light told 
us about the great technologies in solar power. We heard from Vinod 
Khosla about ways to sequester carbon dioxide in building material.
  At this moment of economic stress, we should not forget that 
responding to climate change is a potential way to get over our 
economic doldrums. Let's keep this clean energy ball rolling.

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