2012 V.P. Debate: on Environment

Paul Ryan: Deficit from "green pork": cronyism on windmills

RYAN: That's what our entire premise of our pro-growth plan for a stronger middle class is all about: getting the economy growing at 4%, creating 12 million jobs over the next 4 years. Look at just the $90 billion in stimulus--the vice president was in charge of overseeing this--$90 billion in green pork to campaign contributors & special interest groups. There are just at the Department of Energy over 100 criminal investigations that have been launched.

RYAN: It's crony capitalism.

BIDEN: They found no evidence of cronyism.

RYAN: Was it a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland or on windmills in China? Was it a good idea to borrow all this money from countries like China and spend it on all these various different interest groups? Where are the 5 million green jobs that were being promised?