Political Quotes

“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. If we let the production tax credit, the PTC, expire in the next 18 days--we literally have 18 days before it does expire--that expiration has the potential to cost our economy thousands of good-paying middle- class jobs. We just can't let that happen. Tens of thousands of Americans who work in the wind industry are depending on us to extend this important tax credit and in doing so save jobs and encourage investment in more States, such as my State of Colorado and the State of the Presiding Officer, New Mexico. If we fail to extend the PTC, we risk jeopardizing not only our economic growth but also our capacity, our potential, our ability to continue leading the world in the development and use of clean energy technology. I have come to the floor over 25 times to speak about this issue, and each time I do, I highlight a different State and what the PTC has done to encourage economic growth. Today I am really pleased to be able to speak about the great State of New Mexico, the State of the Presiding Officer; their wind resources rank 10th in the United States. New Mexico is an impressive example of how wind can be harnessed to create good-paying jobs, support local communities, and produce American-grown power. I wish to speak specifically about various areas in New Mexico.…”