Grassley, Branstad leading call for wind energy tax credit extension

Wasting state's investment in windpower would be 'a mistake'

WASHINGTON — Extending a federal wind energy tax credit that has helped create 75,000 U.S. jobs since 2007 and several thousand in Iowa may seem a safe bet in Congress, even with a $5 billion price tag that is modest by Washington standards. But the issue, which brought Iowa Republicans Gov. Terry Branstad and Sen. [...]

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