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Clean Energy Jobs

Floor Speech

Date: July 13, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication Employment and Affirmative Action Energy

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Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about jobs. My home district, the capital region of New York, is a leader in clean energy jobs. But don't take my word for it. The Brookings Institution recently completed a study that found that the capital region has the largest share of green jobs in the country. That's over 6 percent. That's over 28,000 green jobs. And not only is the region growing now, it is poised for growth in the future. Whether at Albany NanoTech, GE, Plug Power, AWS Truepower, or GlobalFoundries, the capital region is producing the high-tech manufacturing jobs of today and tomorrow.

This doesn't just impact our domestic economy. Along with L.A., New York, and San Francisco, Albany is the only other metro area contributing $1 billion annually to the clean export economy. We can ``make it in America.'' We can manufacture the best products in the world here and do so in a way that grows jobs and rebuilds our economy.

The real question is: Does this Congress believe we are worthy of that investment? I think we are. Let's invest in jobs for America, and in so doing, let's cut the deficit. This report from the Brookings Institution proves it.

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