Posted on 06/26/2009 9:54:38 AM PDT by DCBryan1
House to continue Energy Bill Debate with Possible Vote Today
Later today, the House will continue general debate on the American Clean Energy & Security Act, Pres. Obama's climate change legislation. The bill centers on a renewable electicity standard, encouraging the use of renewable energy and a cap-and-trade policy.
(Excerpt) Read more at c-span.org ...
Rep. Waxman (D-pig snout, CA) just intdroduced his bill....without disclosing another 300 pages and last minute admendments who, God knows what, is included.
Anyways....we are in for a helluv an afternoon, with our Constitutional Republic at stake at the worst, and our capitalist, free market way of life at the best.
How about people posting a nose count here.
My rep Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) is a NO VOTE.
Marsha Blackburn is voting NO!
For everyone trying to get through to your Rep’s DC office only to encounter a busy signal...
All these folks have local offices scattered around their district - usually at least one in the largest city/town. Search the phone book or web phonebook yellow pages under the Rep’s name.
You can also get the local district office number and address off the Rep’s web page (they all have one).
One final obaservation... E-mail is great, but I feel it’s not nearly as effective as a phone call. From a phone call, the staffer can hear your passion and understand just how important you consider this to be. Plus - they understand it’s not spam or a robo-fax.
Looks like Vic Snyder (D)-2nd District, AR is the only one of our Congress Critters to NOT vote no (he’s still debating it says staff) ...which means that he will do whatever Nancy says.....
Markey from Mass. lying through his teeth right now. Wow work for all, lots of jobs, electric cars, smart grid. GO TO HELL!
We need to start working the Seante side. The house wouldn’t be putting this to a vote unless they knew they had enough. Might be close, but will most likely pass. Only chance to head it off is in the Senate.
My understanding is that the entire Alabama delegation will be voting NO - with the possible exception of Rep. Artur Davis. I have called his DC office and local office and respectfully begged he vote No.
Contact your Reps by email and call their office toll free:
1-800-828-0498
1-866-220-0044
Rush said Minnik (D-ID) was on the fence. Current info calling his DC office about an hour ago is that he will be voting NO.
Rhetorical joke: How do you tell when a liberal democrat is lying?
I say pour it on.
All it takes is a phone call.
A defeat today would be a huge momentum killer against the Obamanazi.
As someone pointed out a couple of weeks ago, Waxman, Markey, Algore and the Dems are telling us that if we will only tolerate their raising our taxes AND our cost of living, they will be able to control the weather. And the entire MSM believes them.
This is insane....1200 page bills....and they are getting passed WITHOUT our true representation.
The hubris of these scumbags.
THEY COULDN’T POUR PISS OUT OF A BOOT IF THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE PRINTED ON THE HEEL.
“Devastates Rural America: According to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the monthly residential electricity bills in 25 states will increase 15 to 28 percent for every $20/ton of carbon dioxide allowances. Rural households spend 58% more on fuel than urban residents as a percentage of their income. The Heritage foundation estimates farm income will drop by $50 billion by 2035.”
From the Heritage Foundation
Dennis Moore-D, KS will not admit that he is going to vote Yes. I’ve called his office several times. The 4 other KS Reps are R’s and Nay votes.
Already have a live thread going:
Here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2279994/posts?page=132
It’ll be great when Obama goes into panic mode and blames the American people for not “believing in the future” - what a turd.
Davis is running for Governor in 2010. Can’t imagine him voting yes on this.
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I called both numbers - here and D.C. for my Congressman...but he’s a died in the wool rat who probably will just do what Pelosi tells him to.
I called both numbers - here and D.C. for my Congressman...but he’s a died in the wool rat who probably will just do what Pelosi tells him to.
Duplicate ping!
Yup.
Yesterday I saw a phony analysis that pegged the current average consumer’s monthly electric rate at $99.00.
What crap.
My best months, without heating or A/C costs are $125.00-$140.00. Heating and cooling months run between $250-$280.
This is for an all-electric house in suburban Atlanta.
This is with limited use of the range/oven as I cook outdoors, with propane, most nights.
Dems say they have the votes.......unfortunately, I believe them since they would have held off the vote if they didn’t to have Obama give more a call.
We need to peel a few off. I am sure the vote is very close, so we would need only a few.
Congressman Marion Berry (D): CONFIRMED! VOTING NO!
202-225-4076 (Washington, D.C.)
Congressman Mike Ross (D) CONFIRMED! VOTING NO!
202-225-3772 (Washington, D.C.)
Congressman Vic Snyder (D):As of 1200 PM EST UNDECIDED (which for this liberal means, he'll do what Nancy Pelosi says!
202-225-2506 (Washington, D.C.)
501-324-5941 (Little Rock)
Congressman John Boozman (R): CONFIRMED! VOTING HELL NO!
I couldn’t get through to Sen Casey (PA) all day yesterday but finally got through to the DC office today. Staffer said they’d put off the vote today, but then proceeded to give me his lefty talking points (they do this every time I call). They don’t listen at all, just spew. He insists that the Congressional Budget Office report (which he claims to have read just yesterday) says we’ll each save $175/year with this legislation. I couldn’t get him to back off on his talking points but he heard NO loud and clear and I told him (again) that I will work hard against Casey’s re-election if he votes for this monstrosity.
Then it belongs in breaking news, with the link to cspan ;)
THX
The Club for Growth sent me this information yesterday:
Top Ten Undecided Republicans:
Vern Buchanan (FL-13): 202-225-5015
Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05): 202-225-1002
Joseph Cao (LA-02): 202-225-6636
Vern Ehlers (MI-03): 202-225-3831
Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11): 202-225-5034
Jim Gerlach (PA-06): 202-225-4315
Tim Johnson (IL-15): 202-225-2371
Mark Kirk (IL-10): 202-225-4835
Chris Smith (NJ-04): 202-225-3765
Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01): 202-225-4806
If you’d like to reach out even further, below is a list of Democratic representatives believed to be undecided:
Jason Altmire (D-PA-04)
Bobby Bright (D-AL-02)
Frank Kratovil (D-MD-01)
Walt Minnick (D-ID-01)
Frank Kratovil (D-MD-01)
Chet Edwards (D-TX-17)
Brad Ellsworth (D-IN-08)
John Boccieri (D-OH-16)
Travis Childers (D-MS-01)
Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA-03)
Mark Schauer (D-MI-07)
Gary Peters (D-MI-09)
Larry Kissell (D-NC-08)
Lincoln Davis (D-TN-04)
Chris Carney (D-PA-10)
Steve Driehaus (D-OH-01)
Harry Teague (D-NM-02)
Joe Donnelly (D-IN-02)
Ciro Rodriquez (D-TX-23)
Harry Mitchell (D-AZ-05)
Betsy Markey (D-CO-04)
Alan Grayson (D-FL-08)
It was under “front page news”, since it’s scarcely “breaking”. Mods were already pinged to update the sidebar, but must be asleep at the wheel. I’ll fix it as best I can. ;-)
C-SPAN was of course linked, BTW.
Just reached Vern Buchanan’s office - staffer says he’s voting no.
Ginny Brown-Waite (FL) - staffer just told me she has always been opposed and remains opposed to it.
Around these parts, the electric utility asked for and received a 15% per year raise for 3 consecutive years. As it stands now, should you use over X KWH/month (say, 1000 for argument’s sake) you are charged a FEE of $20 as a penalty.
Notice this is A) Local, B) Personal and C) exclusive of the federal legislation now being voted one, which is even more eggregious.
CLNE = Pickens, GE, Gore, Pelosi. Pelosi’s husband is in solar. Maybe Soros, too, who’s buying oil interests and agricultural land worldwide.
CDS swaps, futures, fees, administrators, trees, renewables. The thing covers everything, including folding in to the UNFCC and Millenium Goals project to control the environment and regulate global finance. If you think about how this would fit into an NWO scenario, you don’t have to even be a conspiracist. Even ACORN has changed its name to Community Organizations International and is going GLOBAL—maybe with part of this money.
If it passes, drive the country now and buy whatever you think you’ll need if you can. $5.00+ gas and who knows what tacked on to every single piece of merchandise bought, trucked, distributed or sold will have incremental rises at every level of transaction out of sheer necessity. The cost of food is going to be impacted by who knows what percent.
This measure is an 0bama ACORN for algore. It’s design is to feudalize the US.
Congress should start getting real about this bill and other bills. What they are missing is Obama is a liar. He has already started to kill Congress and the MSM. For example, by not allowing the Republicans to participate and some of the MSM being banned.
They should ask themselves this one question. What’s to stop him from excluding his fellow Democrats on future things. It will happen. I have never seen it to fail if they go down this path. Regardless of what the people want; etc; this is about Congress ability to have a say and they absolutely won’t if Obama gets his way. I can pretty much guarantee that.
Any “Republican” who votes for this bill should be targeted for termination in 2010.
I’m listening to a nut from California Louis Capps. We are breathing CO2 right now. Tell me how it hurts health?
Side bar moderator is missing in action...did yo see the thread?
Looks like debate is scheduled to end at 3:45 EDT. Anyone who understands Congressional procedure better than me know if it’s likely to go to a vote then?
Called his office yesterday to confirm.
Senator Casey’s office told me vote is not taking place today.
Spoke with staffer for Jim Gerlach (PA) - says he’s voting against it.
Ginny Brown Waite (FL) - VOTING NO!!!!
Ginny Brown Waite (FL) - VOTING NO!!!!
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