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.