[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                           CLEAN ENERGY RACE

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, this morning America is engaged in a great 
race, and that is a race with China to see who will be preeminent in 
the creation of millions of new jobs in the new clean energy economy. 
The President is right: the Nation that leads the clean energy economy 
will lead the world economy, and he is right that we do not intend to 
finish second place in this race.
  Now at this moment, there is something pending in the U.S. Senate to 
determine whether we will win this race. There is something that is 
absolutely fundamental to drive millions of dollars of investment to 
these new technologies in solar and wind and geothermal so that we will 
finish first in this race, and that is to put a cap on carbon 
pollution. Because when we put a cap on carbon pollution, we will drive 
investment into the jobs of tomorrow. We must remain resolute. We call 
on the President to remain resolute. We have to deliver a cap on carbon 
so we can finish number one in the jobs race.

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