Hank Johnson: “In response, Mr. Chairman, I would say that the old ways of creating or producing energy--those ways that foul up our…”

“In response, Mr. Chairman, I would say that the old ways of creating or producing energy--those ways that foul up our environment and pollute our air and water and cause health concerns to the people of this great Nation--those types of jobs, fortunately, yield to a brighter day of new renewable and clean forms of energy. That's a growth industry that, if this legislature could only see the brightness of the future, I think we would have a whole lot more jobs created as the jobs of the past recede into history. I reserve the balance of my time.”