Political Quotes

“in their big, ugly bill, Republicans are once again trying to rip away clean energy tax credits, one of the most effective job-creating tools we ever had. Thousands of workers, many in rural and coastal counties in my home State of Oregon, but also across the country, will lose the jobs they just started. Jobs in solar, wind, battery storage, clean manufacturing, those are jobs with good wages and benefits that are supporting their families. Ripping away these credits means that instead of finishing construction on clean power plants, Republicans will abandon billions in sunk costs, leave half-built equipment, and electricity bills will go up. Utility companies are expecting major rate hikes if these credits vanish because, without them, they will be forced to rely on more expensive, unstable, and dirty fossil fuels. Local economies will be devastated by shuttered worksites, canceled investments, and families will be uprooted. Imagine if we could generate our own power right here in America with the safest, most advanced technologies in the world. Now consider that we can deploy cheap, clean energy, but the Republicans won't let us. Are they afraid of offending big oil companies? These credits are working. They sparked more than $300 billion in private sector investment. They have launched a manufacturing comeback in communities that have waited decades for it. Repealing them, that would be economic self-sabotage.”