Our national security, our climate, and our economic competitiveness demand that we achieve independence from foreign oil during this generation. Past leaders have lacked the courage to do what is necessary to make our country safe and to encourage next big economic boom: alternative energy and efficiency technologies. Here are some of the ways I’ve fought to make our nation energy independent:

• Voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which will reduce carbon emissions, create new jobs in the clean energy economy, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil
• Voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provided the largest federal investment in clean energy technology to date
• Convened a New Energy Summit and created a New Energy Blueprint as a roadmap for putting the 5th District at the forefront of the clean energy economy