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Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S (R-AZ), issued the following statement on the House floor today in support of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 (H.R. 2842), a bill he put forth alongside Congressman Tipton to spur rural economic development and increase expand production of clean, renewable hydropower by removing bureaucratic over regulation.  A full vote is expected tomorrow.

To hear the full speech please see the video or read the full-text here

“I rise in support of the bill Congressman Tipton and I have worked closely on, H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012. 

Arizona has been hit hard by the recent recession.  The rural counties I represent are faced with unemployment rates that far exceed the national average.  This bill could provide a little of the much needed relief for these communities.

The Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012 is common-sense legislation that will create jobs in rural Arizona, increase our country’s renewable energy portfolio, and generate revenues for the federal treasury by cutting duplicative, bureaucratic red tape."