House Proceeding 05-21-08 on May 21st, 2008 :: 0:32:39 to 0:35:04
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Speech By: Gabrielle Giffords

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Gabrielle Giffords: extenders act. this is an important piece of legislation. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: how much time

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Jerry McNerney: son each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington has 10 minutes, the gentleman from new york has 17. the gentleman in new york has 17, the gentleman from washington, 10. mr. hastings:

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Speech By: Jerry McNerney

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Jerry McNerney: i see he has several members on the floor, do you have several more speakers? mr. arcuri: yes, i have several more speakers. mr. hastings: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Jerry McNerney: gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri, i yield two minutes to the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> we will lose jobs if we don't extend the investment and production

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Jerry McNerney: tax credits for technologies. as someone who spent my entire career in the wind industry, i know firsthand how critical these credits are to increasing renewable energy use and production.

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Jerry McNerney: these incentives help to turn wind power into a viable and growing energy option. just last week, the department of energy released a report estimating that wind can provide 20% of our nation's

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Jerry McNerney: energy by 2030. renewable energy is now competitive with conventional power. i recently hosted a meeting in my district with the heads of solar and wind energy companies to discuss the potential for

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Jerry McNerney: employment in the renewable sector tsms clear what the right federal incentives, the industry will flourish and we could see the creation of half a million new energy technology jobs in

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Jerry McNerney: just the next few years. there's also a flip side with. production and investment tax credits lapsed, there's a devastating consequence for renewable energy industry. for instance, the last time we

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Jerry McNerney: didn't extend the production tax credit, the wind industry lost thousands of good-paying green energy jobs all across our country. that's why today's legislation is so important. if we are serious

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Jerry McNerney: about weaning ourselves off foreign oil, we need to pass a production and investment tax credits today. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker

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Jerry McNerney: pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri:

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Joseph Crowley: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new yotlrk, mr. crowley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. crowley: i think my friend from georgia needs responding to on the issue

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Speech By: Joseph Crowley