You had the opportunity to extend the Production Tax Credit.
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Whitfield criticizes the failure to extend a tax credit for energy production.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith), who is a real expert on energy issues.
As I see it, the RFS was enacted largely for three reasons--to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and to strengthen rural economies.
Mr. Chairman, we all have a great deal of respect for the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) and know that he focuses on these particular issues and is quite familiar with them. The reason that we are opposing this amendment is that his…
The RFS was also supposed to provide a means for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but a growing number of scientists and environmental advocates are saying otherwise.





