| Wind Energy Tax Credit |
January 4, 2013 |
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Mark Udall, D-CO
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"Mr. President, today marks my 28th time here on the Senate floor to talk about the Production Tax Credit for wind energy. Twenty-seven other times I stood here—oftentimes joined by like-minded colleagues from around the country—to urge Congress to extend this vital tax credit, which has helped the wind industry create tens of thousands of jobs and spur tens of billions of dollars in investment. And Coloradans have been with me the whole way."
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| Climate Change |
December 19, 2012 |
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Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI
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"The United States must support the Department of Defense, the world’s single largest consumer of oil, as a leader in energy efficiency and alternative fuel development for our national security sake. We must extend the production tax credit as our colleague, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, has so often and so eloquently pressed us to do. The American Wind Energy Association is pushing for a 6-year extension of the production tax credit to grow a vibrant wind power industry in America."
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| Wind Energy Tax Credit |
December 13, 2012 |
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Mark Udall, D-CO
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"Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor once again to urge my colleagues to act on extending the production tax credit for wind, otherwise known as the PTC."
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| Wind Energy Tax Credit |
December 13, 2012 |
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Lamar Alexander, R-TN
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"I have not had a chance for the Congressional Budget Office to evaluate how much this phase-out would cost, but it is tens of billions of dollars. One estimate is $50 billion new taxpayer dollars at a time when we are borrowing 42 cents out of every dollar to keep doing something that is already phasing out on its own terms. We cannot afford that. We simply can’t afford that. We cannot afford 1 year more of the wind tax credit—that is $12 billion—on top of the $16 billion for grants and the production tax credit from 2009 through 2013."
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| Production Tax Credit Extension |
December 12, 2012 |
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Jan Schakowsky, D-IL
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"I rise today to highlight the critical importance of extending the Production Tax Credit for wind energy, which expires this month. The Production Tax Credit is essential for energy independence, the environment, and public health; and it is critical for job creation and our economy."
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