Jeff Merkley said "Mr. President, we will be voting on amendment No. 3812, which my colleague from Iowa and I have put together to restore research on wind development to the level it was last year. When you see these wind turbines, what you should see is economic development in highly deserving rural communities, putting clean electrons onto the grid, putting jobs into the community, and putting money into the property tax coffers in local communities to do good work. I wish to reserve the rest of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time? Does the Senator from Tennessee wish to use his time on the amendment?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 26, 2016

Mr. President, we will be voting on amendment No. 3812, which my colleague from Iowa and I have put together to restore research on wind development to the level it was last year. When you see these wind turbines, what you should see is economic development in highly deserving rural communities, putting clean electrons onto the grid, putting jobs into the community, and putting money into the property tax coffers in local communities to do good work. I wish to reserve the rest of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time? Does the Senator from Tennessee wish to use his time on the amendment?

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Jeff Merkley

Democratic · Oregon

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