[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13884-13885]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       EXTEND THE WIND CREDIT NOW

  (Mr. LOEBSACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in the Senate to 
highlight an important issue to Iowa, the wind production tax credit. 
It expires this year, as has been mentioned, and must be extended 
immediately.
  Inaction has already led to job losses in Iowa and threatens 
thousands of more jobs in our State. The PTC actually has its roots in 
Iowa and bipartisanship. Senator Grassley worked for its creation, and 
it has long had bipartisanship support. Last month, the Senate passed a 
bipartisanship package that included the wind credit. It's past time 
for the House to act.
  Iowa is the second-largest producer of wind energy, and turbine 
manufacturing involves about 200 companies and 6,000 good paying jobs 
for Iowans. As we struggle to recover from the

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worst recession since the Great Depression, Congress cannot play games 
with people's jobs and pull the rug out from an industry employing 
thousands.
  Congress must extend the wind credit now before more jobs are lost.

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