Political Quotes

“I rise again this morning, as I have for a number of months, to talk about the most important issue facing the American people and this Congress, and that is jobs. A good news story on the jobs front has been our wind energy industry. The wind energy industry has created thousands of good-paying jobs, and it could create thousands more. But the troubling news that goes along with the good news is that the potentially bright future of this industry is uncertain. Why? Because we in the Congress are holding the wind energy industry hostage because we have failed to extend the production tax credit. As I have said every day I have been on the Senate floor since June to discuss this topic, every day that we fail to extend the PTC for wind energy more jobs are put at risk. We have seen this unfortunate reality unfold across the country as predicted, including in my home State of Colorado, where over 100 people have lost their jobs. I don't have to tell my colleagues that when people lose jobs, those job losses negatively affect families and the communities where they live. Just yesterday--it breaks my heart--Siemens Energy announced they are going to lay off more than 600 people in Iowa, Kansas, and Florida. Enough is enough. These layoffs that continue to be announced almost weekly should spur us to extend the wind production tax credit without any further delay. Jobs are at stake. It is that simple.…”