U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Sen. Salazar Pushes for Investments in Energy Infrastructure in Economic Recovery Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senator Ken Salazar pushed for making investments in energy infrastructure a centerpiece of the economic recovery package that is being developed in Congress.

“By every measure, our economy is in serious trouble, and the outlook for 2009 becomes worse by the day,” said Senator Salazar. “When Congress reconvenes in January, we must immediately pass a strong economic recovery package that gets our economy back on track in the near-term, while also taking advantage of new opportunities that will drive economic growth down the road. Investing in efforts to modernize our energy grid and develop new, clean energy technologies is a great way to accomplish both of these goals. By making these investments, we will create jobs, reduce energy costs for consumers, and lay the foundation for America’s economic future.”

Today’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing focused on proposed investments in clean energy and natural resources projects designed to create jobs and stimulate the economy. The Committee heard testimony from the following witnesses:

  • Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.
  • Kevin Book, Senior Vice President, Senior Analyst, Friedman Billings Ramsey & Company, Inc., Arlington, VA.
  • Malcolm Woolf, Director, Maryland Energy Association, Annapolis, MD.
  • Joe Loper, Vice President, Policy and Research, Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC.
  • Steve Hauser, Vice President, GridPoint, Arlington, VA.
  • Cassandra Moseley, Director, Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
  • Mark Limbaugh, Former Assistant Secretary of Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
  • Denis Galvin, Board Member, National Parks Conservation Association & Former Deputy Director, National Park Service, McLean, VA.

For an archived webcast of the hearing and further information on today’s witnesses, click here.


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