[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 THE FEDERAL WIND PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, the American people expect Congress to go 
to work, to create jobs and grow our economy. We all heard that message 
loud and clear in last week's election.
  We have an opportunity to save 75,000 American jobs right now by 
extending the wind production tax credit. In Minnesota, this tax credit 
helped create an entire industry, employs thousands of people from 
construction workers to high-tech analysts, and all of these jobs now, 
well, they're under threat.
  The St. Paul Pioneer Press ran a story last week, entitled, ``Wind-
energy jobs falling off as tax credit set to expire.'' Minnesota 
companies are now being forced to lay off workers because the House has 
failed to act.
  Last quarter there was not one new single wind project announced in 
America because of the uncertainty of the tax credit. This is 
unacceptable and is completely avoidable.
  There is strong bipartisan support for extending this credit. 
Congress cannot wait until December 31. I urge Congress to pass the 
wind production energy tax credit.

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