04/28/2010
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The nation that leads in the creation of a clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the 21st century global economy."
"The President's request would finish funding the cooperative agreements with the cities and allow EPA to transition to data analysis."
"The only question is, which country will create these jobs and these industries?"
"It also funds critical activities to ensure the health of the American people, the environment in which we live, and the modernized 21st Century infrastructure that is vital to our economy."