The Hill, by U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), January 6, 2008

To strengthen both our economy and our security, this Congress will make America more energy-efficient and energy-independent, and significantly increase our investments in clean and renewable energy resources. We have the tools at our fingertips to create green jobs that cannot be outsourced while simultaneously reinvigorating our manufacturing economy and meeting our serious environmental challenges. We must also fulfill our commitment to breaking the nation’s addiction to oil and reducing our dependence on energy supplies from volatile regions of the world.

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