because of the federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled and thousands of americans have jobs because of it. when brian ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he worried at 55, no one would give him a second chance. but he found work at a wind turbine manufacturer in michigan. before the recession the factory only made luxury yachts. today it s hiring workers like bryan who said i m proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experience with shell gas, our experience with natural gas shows us the payoffs on the public investments don t always come right away. some technologies don t pan out. some companies fail. but i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.
the world s leading manufacturer of high tech batteries. because of the federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled and thousands of americans have jobs because of it. when brian ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he worried at 55, no one would give him a second chance. but he found work at a wind turbine manufacturer in michigan. before the recession the factory only made luxury yachts. today it s hiring workers like bryan who said i m proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experience with shell gas, our experience with natural gas shows us the payoffs on the public investments don t always come right away. some technologies don t pan out. some companies fail. but i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.
of high tech batteries. because of the federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled and thousands of americans have jobs because of it. when brian ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he worried at 55, no one would give him a second chance. but he found work at a wind turbine manufacturer in michigan. before the recession the factory only made luxury yachts. today it s hiring workers like bryan who said i m proud to be working in the industry of the future. our experience with shell gas, our experience with natural gas shows us the payoffs on the public investments don t always come right away. some technologies don t pan out. some companies fail.
not just him if you have frustration with washington. he s trying to set the tone for what we know will be a very competitive election year for president almost no matter who the republicans nominate, whether democrat, republican or independent. in this economy, political environment, any president would face a tough environment. this president s chance is to set the table, urge congress to do big things, jobs bill, payroll tax cut extension, other things ahead. all of us know, well aware the white house, republicans and democrats in the leadership on capitol hill will tell you, they don t expect big grand things to get done in this election year. payroll tax perhaps, a few other things. what the president is mostly doing tonight is framing his side of the debate for a very contentious election year. we re looking at gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman shot a year ago, just announced she will be retiring from the senate and hillary clinton, secretary of state giving her a
yes, you re in a state with high foreclosure, a state with very high unemployment. the president is trying to make the case things are getting better and his approach deserves a chance. he will make a case if things aren t getting better, perhaps because of dysfunction in washington. the president will make a case a do nothing congress is to blame, not just him if you have frustration with washington. he s trying to set the tone for what we know will be a very competitive election year for president almost no matter who the republicans nominate, whether democrat, republican or independent. in this economy, political environment, any president would face a tough environment. this president s chance is to set the table, urge congress to do big things, jobs bill, payroll tax cut extension, other things ahead. all of us know, well aware the white house, republicans and democrats in the leadership on capitol hill will tell you, they don t expect big grand things to get done in thi