Alternative Energy
I am working to diversify our sources of energy and to make our nation more energy independent. When I served as a member of the Committee on Ways and Means, I helped write comprehensive energy legislation that repealed billions in subsidies for the oil industry and redirected those revenues into the development of renewable energy and energy conservation technologies. I have also co-sponsored the American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act, which extends vital tax incentives for the production of wind power, geothermal power, hydropower, and other forms of renewable energy through 2016. These measures are key, not only to protecting America's environmental health, but also to job creation and America's future economic prosperity.
I also introduced the GREEN JOB Act to provide incentives and investment in the production of sustainable, renewable, and green energy from advanced drop-in transportation fuels, such as biofuels created from algae.