[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13882]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                WIND POWER IS AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, wind power is an American success story. 
It is one of our fastest growing manufacturing sectors, with over 500 
American-based facilities. It provides us with clean, renewable energy 
that both consumers and the environment demand.
  But, unfortunately, it is threatened with the production tax credit 
due to expire at the end of the year. I am pleased to join with my 
fellow Ways and Means Committee member, Dave Reichert, from the 
Northwest, as cosponsor of H.R. 3307, to extend the tax credit so that 
we don't lose as many as 37,000 jobs to the uncertainty.
  Congress shouldn't wait until the end of the year because people need 
to make investment decisions now. Until we enact a comprehensive energy 
plan for this century, the production tax credit is key to our energy 
future: clean, dependable, very low operating cost wind energy.
  Please join us as we work to guarantee this production tax credit for 
our economy and our energy security.

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