Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1551, a bipartisan bill to modify the section 45J production tax credit for advanced power. This bill is sponsored by two of my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Blumenauer from Oregon and Mr. Rice from South Carolina. It enjoys bipartisan support of members of the committee as well. Passage of this bill is critical to thousands of jobs in South Carolina and Georgia. As you know, I am committed to passing good, bipartisan legislation that puts and keeps Americans to work in good- paying jobs. However, I must highlight my disappointment that the committee at this moment has not acted on other important priorities in the energy tax space. For example, there is bipartisan interest in this Congress for extending section 48 investment tax credit for non-solar, section 48-eligible technologies. H.R. 1090, the Technology for Energy Security Act, introduced by our colleagues, Mr. Reed from New York and Mr. Thompson from California, is supported by a bipartisan group of 93 Members of Congress. The committee is overdue in considering this important piece of legislation, as well as other provisions vital to renewable energy, renewable fuels, and energy efficiency and alternative fuel vehicles that expired at the end of 2016. As the gentleman from South Carolina noted, all of the above. I hope we can act before the eleventh hour to extend these provisions. Mr.…”