Free Market Groups Hold Press Conference Supporting End of Wind Power Tax Credit

Published December 13, 2012

A coalition of free-market think tanks is holding a press conference this morning to urge Congress to allow the wind power Production Tax Credit to expire at the end of the year. The press conference is part of a 48-hour coordinated effort to restore fiscal responsibility and free markets to U.S. energy policy.

The press conference will begin at 11:00 am Eastern time. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) will deliver remarks to open the press conference.

Coalition partners include American Energy Alliance; Americans for Prosperity; Heritage Action; Americans for Tax Reform; National Taxpayers Union; Competitive Enterprise Institute; National Center for Public Policy Research; Independent Women’s Forum; Less Government; American Commitment; R Street; Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions; Heartland Institute; and FreedomWorks.