[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                                 ENERGY

  (Ms. MARKEY of Colorado asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because we are at a 
crossroads in the way we power America. Breaking our dependence on 
foreign oil will not only create new domestic jobs, but it will ensure 
our economic recovery is sustained for future generations.
  The American Solar Energy Society recently released a report that 
stated in 2007, the renewable energy and energy-efficiency sectors 
created 9 million jobs in the United States and over $1 trillion in 
revenues. In my home State of Colorado alone, the energy-efficiency 
field added 81,000 jobs in 2007, and we all know it is cheaper to use 
less energy than to make it.
  Innovation and entrepreneurship have always been the backbone of the 
American spirit. As I travel to the eastern plains of Colorado, the 
landowners often tell me they are ready to install wind turbines on 
their property as an economic development tool. However, we must update 
our fragmented transmission system to transmit these vast resources.
  By becoming a leader in renewable energy and energy-efficiency 
technologies, we can invest in our future and put Americans back to 
work.

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