Senator Brown Optimistic on Bipartisan Energy Meeting

From Renewablesbiz:

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was optimistic Tuesday after he attended a bipartisan meeting led by President Barack Obama that focused on efforts to pass clean energy legislation and to outline priorities for energy independence and clean energy manufacturing jobs.

About two dozen people, including key U.S. Senate leaders from both parties, were in attendance at the White House meeting, said Brown, who discussed the meeting during a conference call with statewide and national media.

“There was broad agreement that the U.S. must transform our energy system,” Brown said. “The stakes couldn’t be higher — done right, a clean energy bill will be a jobs bill. It will prevent us from replacing our dependence on foreign oil with a dependence on Chinese-made clean energy components.”

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