Political Quotes

“I wish to comment, because I did not have the opportunity last night, on the FSC/ETI JOBS bill that was passed last night after a long time on the floor and after a number of amendments, an approximately equal number considered from the Republican and Democratic side. It is a real achievement for this body. It was passed, and it is critical to accelerating jobs and production of jobs in this country. The bill we passed will bring our trade and tax laws into compliance with our trade agreements finally. As many of my colleagues know, the Europeans are already imposing tariffs on our exports. That Euro tax started in March at 5 percent, and until we act--we have acted in the Senate, and now the House must act, but we must act as a Congress-- these will increase 1 percent each month if we do not act. I do want to mention the energy provisions that are part of this bill that were added on the Senate floor--too many for me to refer to now but provisions such as tax credits for the production of electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar. It contains tax incentives to promote the production and use of alternative fuels motor vehicles using natural gas. It includes added incentives to promote the use of clean coal and advanced clean coal technology. There are important incentives to increase the supply of natural gas, and the list goes on.…”