Ron Wyden

The reality is, a debate on energy and transportation is largely a debate on tax policy.

There's no uncertainty for them; they get guaranteed benefits funded by American taxpayers every year.

This is the right approach for high-wage, high-skill jobs. This is the right approach for addressing the existential threat of the climate emergency.

On the other hand, at the base of this system are century-old, permanent tax breaks for oil and gas companies.

The energy tax code in America is a cluttered, old heap of more than 40 different tax breaks for a variety of energy sources and technologies.

I would like to express again my appreciation for Chairman Wyden's thoughtful legislation.

Chairman Wyden, I want to thank you and your team for this newly introduced and thoughtfully crafted bill.

As builders of America's clean energy projects and infrastructure, ABC members appreciate your leadership in support of a sustainable and resilient clean energy ecosystem.

That target comes with a lot of big challenges, starting with energy-related emissions, as well as transportation.

Most of those incentives are temporary. That keeps clean energy businesses and workers living in an uncertain state of limbo.

Direct-pay lowers the project costs, and these are savings that can be directly paid to customers.

Last week I introduced the Clean Energy for America Act that would throw the old set of more than 40 tax breaks in the dust bin.

If the Congress does not work hard to create these jobs in America, other countries are going to grow at our expense.

Under the laws on the books, taxpayers in America are subsidizing the climate crisis.

We need to support and reinforce workers' ability to organize amongst themselves, to collectively bargain with their employers for better wages and benefits and working conditions.

I appreciate that Chairman Wyden's bill provides tax incentives for stand-alone energy storage facilities and new clean resources.

It is essential to make sure that nobody is left behind in the process of tackling the challenges in moving to clean energy.

The PRO Act is, I think, a very important piece of legislation that our coalition, all of our partners, support.

I was delighted to join our chairman again in introducing the Clean Energy for America Act.

The Save America's Clean Energy Jobs Act... will provide temporary refundability for clean energy credits.

I would like to express my appreciation for your thoughtful legislation.

Senator Wyden's inclusion of registered apprenticeship utilization in his bill is a way to do that.

It is going to take even longer-term direct-pay options such as that proposed by Chairman Wyden.

Your long-term technology-neutral approach enables all parties' participation in the path to decarbonization.

Democrats and Republicans are working on new legislation that will take concrete steps to boost this country's competitiveness.