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John Ensign: “As a coalition of businesses, environmental organizations, investors, labor, nongovernmental organizations, public…”

On the recordApril 9, 2008
As a coalition of businesses, environmental organizations, investors, labor, nongovernmental organizations, public health organizations, religious organizations, states, trade associations and utilities, we urge you to pass bipartisan legislation as soon as possible that extends federal tax incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and consumer purchases of energy efficient products. These critically important incentives have expired or will expire at the end of this year and must be extended immediately to avoid significant harm to the developing clean energy industries in the United States.
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John Ensign

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Discussing an amendment on renewable energy and urging the extension of federal tax incentives.

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