And, at the same time, it creates new businesses. That's a win/win in a green economy if there ever was one. I am looking over here at our representative from those four marvelous counties outside of Cleveland, and I was thinking about the automobile industry and the energy that is, I think, some 80 percent of our oil is actually consumed in automobiles. You have had a great deal to do with the automobile industry, Representative Sutton. Could you share with us some of your experience and some of what was in this tax bill?
John Garamendi: “And, at the same time, it creates new businesses. That's a win/win in a green economy if there ever was one. I am…”
On the recordApril 13, 2010
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Garamendi discusses the impact of a tax bill on the green economy and the automobile industry.
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