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Lamar Alexander: “I do not think it is a very complicated equation. I think instead of tax credit for mature technologies to subsidize…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I do not think it is a very complicated equation. I think instead of tax credit for mature technologies to subsidize wind developers, most of that money goes to rich people who take tax deductions, and to subsidize oil and gas production, we could give tax credit for the R&D that you want and that would be one way to find the money.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander argues against wind subsidies, advocating for R&D tax credits instead.

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