Political Quotes

“No, I do not. I guess, in summary, after nearly 22 years, it is time for wind production to step out on its own in the marketplace. Let's save $13 billion, and let's stop distorting the marketplace and undercutting nuclear plants as well as coal plants, and let's stop destroying the environment in the name of saving the environment. I thank the Senator from Arizona for his leadership. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record following our colloquy an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of May 7, 2014, entitled ``Wind-Power Tax Credits Need To Be Blown Away.'' There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2014] Wind-Power Tax Credits Need To Be Blown Away (By Lamar Alexander) The U.S. Senate is poised to resurrect Washington's most conspicuous, wasteful taxpayer subsidy--the wind-production tax credit. This giveaway expired in December. Yet on April 3 the Senate Finance Committee gave it new life by approving a $13 billion, two-year renewal within a package of 55 ``tax extenders.'' Once again, Washington is proving Ronald Reagan's observation that ``the nearest thing to eternal life that we'll ever see on this Earth is a government program.'' The wind-production tax credit was first enacted in 1992. At the time, wind-power was considered a kind of ``infant industry,'' needing help to bring its technology up to speed and lead to lower costs.…”