Jeff Bingaman: “The energy tax package that is now a pending amendment to this bill represents a dramatic shift in the direction of our…”

“The energy tax package that is now a pending amendment to this bill represents a dramatic shift in the direction of our national energy policy from fossil fuel dependence to one that promotes diversified domestic sources of clean energy. The package the Senate will consider as part of this tax package contains three times the incentives for energy efficiency and renewables and other clean energy than we were able to enact in the 2005 Energy bill--three times more clean energy. The energy tax provisions are intended to complement and augment the authorizing legislation.”