2007: McCain Opposed Legislation Extending The Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit; Recent Study Concluded More than 116,000 Jobs Could be Lost If the Tax Credit is Not Extended. John McCain supported the filibuster of the 2007 energy bill that included an extension of the production tax credit to 2011. While McCain missed the vote to on the bill, according to his staff he did, in fact, support the continuing the filibuster, which eventually killed the bill. In its place, Congress passed another version of the legislation that did not include an extension of the tax credit. A 2008 economic study by Navigant Consulting found that “over 116,000 U.S. jobs and nearly $ 19 billion in U.S. investment could be lost in just one year if renewable energy tax credits are not renewed by Congress… The study concluded that over 76,000 jobs are put at risk in the wind industry, and approximately 40,000 jobs in the solar industry.” [HR 6, Vote 425, 12/13/07; Forbes, 12/13/07; U.S. News & World Report, 12/14/07; American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association press release, 2/4/08] Are any as concerned as I am over this seeming contradiction? Why are you — Why not?
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He will only support it once Halliburton figures out how to monopolize the wind.
A lot of hot air.
Repubs lie. That’s basically it. It’s part of the Party’s Promise. Join if you want to.
McCain’s supporters are not interested in issues.
He will do and say *anything* to be President before he dies.
He was against overturning Roe v Wade, now he’s for it
He was against Bush’s tax cuts for the rich, now he’s increasing them.
He was for campaign finance reform, now he’s against his own law.
He says he’s for the troops, but voted against the GI Bill.