Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this resolution. President Biden struck the right balance by instituting a temporary freeze on solar tariffs. The Inflation Reduction Act has already led to the announcement of more than 45 gigawatts of domestic solar manufacturing capacity, and work has already begun. In 2021, there were only 7 gigawatts of domestic manufacturing capacity, but it takes time to build out manufacturing capacities. It doesn't happen overnight. This 2-year bridge gives the solar industry the time needed to reorient supply chains away from China to produce panels domestically. That is why the President's position is supported by leaders who do the work: organized labor from IBEW, LIUNA, the carpenters, and the operating engineers, as well as a variety of other organizations in the environmental community and the National Taxpayers Union. The solar industry itself strongly supports the administration's position. Kenneth Cooper, president of IBEW, characterized the President's action as a carefully crafted compromise that would provide market certainty to allow American companies to continue deploying solar panels. H.J. Res. 39 is a backward-looking resolution, he said, looking to reopen a settled matter rather than create a solution. It is not just organized labor.…”