Encourage Congress to pass nationwide window film policy

(IWFA)

A call for action to encourage the use of window film products

help promote energy efficiency & job growth by Congress Policy.

BACKGROUND: Today, the United States Congress and President Obama are working to develop and enact federal policies that directly impact our livelihoods. Specifically, our leaders in Washington, DC remain committed in 2010 to drafting, passing and implementing federal legislation that aims to encourage energy efficiency; specifically, policies that could grant incentives for retrofitting energy and environmental performance (i.e., window film products).

Federal legislation now being prepared in Congress hold tremendous hope and opportunity for our industry, and we must act today to ensure our voices are heard loud and clear.

Your help is needed today to educate our elected officials about the value and benefits of a window film tax credit!

Here is where things stand in the U.S. Congress:

· The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled to consider comprehensive energy legislation this year – and possibly as early as the end of July. The legislation will likely include provisions related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, along with a number of other policies that aim to create jobs, increase energy efficiency, and promote greater energy security.

· Key Senators are currently hard at work developing policies they hope to include in the energy package that Senate leaders are now assembling.

· In fact, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus is preparing a number of energy tax provisions, of which could be very important to the window film industry, that he hopes to attach to the final energy bill.

TAKE ACTION NOW - WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

1) Write a letter or send an e-mail to your U.S. Senators with your comments. Please feel free to use our sample text in your letter or e-mail (see attached). Be sure to remind your Senators that you are a concerned constituent, and would like to hear back from them in writing regarding your correspondence. Call (202) 224-3121 or www.senate.gov to find your Senators in Washington, DC.

2) Please forward this message to your family and friends and encourage them to act, too.

Sample Letter for your use: 

 

I am writing to request your support to include a window film tax credit in energy tax legislation that Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is crafting in Congress. As comprehensive energy legislation is further developed and ultimately considered in Congress, I strongly support the inclusion of language which would amend Section 25C(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code to expand the use of rational retrofit solutions (specifically, highly efficient window film) to improve the energy performance of many existing windows and doors.

As you know, the American economy has been in turmoil for quite some time now. With the unemployment rate hovering around 9.5 percent and a faltering economic recovery looming over our heads today, many individuals and small business owners in my community continue to struggle to make ends meet. I believe it’s now more important than ever for the federal government to create economic opportunities and incentives for our nation, ultimately stimulating the economy and fostering greater confidence amongst consumers and small businesses.

In fact, taking such action at the federal level to enact a new window film tax credit is a rational step forward that should be part of any discussion related to improving our economy. As a small business owner in [city, state], a tax incentive for the window film industry would help to create and sustain thousands of manufacturing and retrofitting jobs in both the commercial and residential building sector. Meanwhile, American consumers – from Florida to Hawaii – would see direct benefit from such action, as they would be well-positioned and encouraged to install window film on existing glass - an affordable, effective energy saving solution.

Taking into account the important role window film serves in terms of benefitting the American workplace and securing a clean energy future, I remain hopeful you will act expeditiously to pass a window film tax credit this year. I cannot overstate how critical it is for our elected leaders to embrace policies that put our country back on a path to stability.

Thank you for your attention to this very important request.

Sincerely, [Your Name]

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