Earl Blumenauer

What we are talking about here with wind and other renewables is allowing them to get the same foothold.

We have subsidized the production of oil and gas for over a century.

I think there is a strong case to be made to help them get to the takeoff point.

There is a reason for the production tax credit and why it has been extended seven times since 1992.

What is ignored is the sunk costs that we have had in these other sources.

Being able to invest in the PTC is a much better investment to unlock a nearly unlimited source of domestic energy.

I truly think that there are areas here where we could have solutions if it isn't all about the next election.

I think that is important. Because I really believe in the heart of hearts of a number of my friends on the other side of the aisle--I know because I have had conversations with some of them--that they absolutely know that we can scale…

I support the President's efforts.

With this $46 billion, added to the bipartisan Senate bill that passed with 74 votes--half the Republicans--we could have a robust reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act and create hundreds of thousands of family-wage jobs. Not…

States historically have not stepped up. They could have, they did not.

Contractors are already at work, and their budget would not provide enough money to meet the obligations that we have right now, let alone build for the future. It is unfortunate, it isn't worthy of your support, and I hope you will vote…

Don knew that almost 1 billion of the world's poorest people lacked access to clean drinking water, that almost 3 times that number lacked access to sanitation resulting in the death every 15 seconds of a child needlessly to waterborne…

Today we mourn the loss of a colleague and friend. Newark lost its champion. Africa lost its informal ambassador, as Donald Payne exercised tremendous leadership and influence as a senior member and chair of the Subcommittee on Africa.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks again for an opportunity to have this discussion, think through some of the issues.

Well, it is one of the very real problems we are facing in terms of building it in America. We are in the process of constructing a wind energy in the United States. It's been remarkably successful over the course of the last 20 years…

That's a very important point. The Society of American Civil Engineers has produced another fascinating report about what the cost will be if we don't invest in the water infrastructure. They have documented tens of billions of dollars of…

Well, I appreciate the invitation. You know, today, as we speak, the people in Michigan are voting in a Presidential primary to help determine the Republican nominee. I just mentioned one of them. My friend and former colleague here, Rick…

I do not know anybody in Congress, and there are some goofy people around here, but I do not know anybody that says we are going to be on automatic pilot, wait 20 or 30 years, or wait until 2036.

I look at 1986 as something that made a difference.

Ronald Reagan signed off on something that correlated taxation on individual work and investment.

Progress does not have to wait for another election or a new administration.

I would hope, Mr. Chairman, that this is something that the committee might roll up our sleeves and do some work this year providing some budget committee leadership.

It seems to me that you are independent of Congress.

Congress will, when the heat comes on, dial down what purported to be reforms and it is a bipartisan failing.