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Huelskamp unyielding on wind credit
"There's no money tree in Washington, D.C.," responded Huelskamp, opposed to renewing the subsidy set to expire at the end of the year.
They pressed him about his support for other incentives benefitting agriculture and oil and gas. He criticized the comparison and defended his stand. ...Reno County resident Wayne Johnson told Huelskamp it was refreshing that Huelskamp was "holding firm."
June 15, 2012
by Mary Clarkin
in The Hutchinson News
Pressed on it in Hutch, he says DC has no 'money tree' to extend energy perk.
Extend the wind energy tax credit, some people attending a Hutchinson town hall meeting Tuesday morning urged U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp.
One wind power proponent likened the $5 billion investment to a household replacing a furnace, while another advocate emphasized the importance of wind energy - and Hutchinson's Siemens Wind Power plant - to the area.
"There's no money tree in Washington, D.C.," responded Huelskamp, opposed to renewing the subsidy set to expire at the end of the year.
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