March 4, 2010Senators Aim to Halt Stimulus Wind Power Project
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A group of Democratic senators called Wednesday for the government to halt a federal stimulus program aimed at building wind farms and other clean-energy projects, arguing that too much of the money spent so far has gone to create jobs overseas. The Obama administration and wind-energy advocates strongly disputed the criticism by Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and three other Democrats, saying that most of the jobs under the Energy Department program have been created in the United States, despite the dominance of foreign manufacturers in the green-technology sector. The dispute marks a rare public split among Democrats over the $862 billion stimulus package, which the Obama administration and party leaders have defended as crucial to saving jobs and easing the recession's... Related Topics: Obama administration, Department of Energy, Charles E. Schumer, USD, United States, wind-energy advocates, clean-energy projects, green-technology sector, New York RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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