Tuesday, during the State of the Union Address, the President highlighted recent successes in manufacturing jobs and wind energy.  Nationwide, nearly 500,000 manufacturing jobs have been created since January of 2010. 

This is the fastest three-year growth in more than a decade. New manufacturing opportunities have come in three primary sectors: automobiles, high-tech, and energy. These are certainly welcome statistics, but while our economy is gradually recovering, many Iowans continue to struggle to make ends meet.  

America tripled renewable wind electricity generation from 2008 to 2012. In 2008 we produced a little more than 50 terawatt hours of electricity from wind. Today we produce more than 140 terawatt hours.