Energy bill campaign set to roll out today

[Robbien]

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The initiative was developed by staff for DeLay and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) in close coordination with the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) and select Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee. It will attempt to circumvent the national media, which has scrutinized DeLay in recent weeks, in order to sell the “sweeping bill” to local newspapers and radio stations across the country.

The House energy bill focuses on increasing national production levels — most controversially by drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — and creating jobs. Critics argue the bill would not address fuel-efficiency concerns or the environment.

To sell the bill, Republican House members were slated to begin a heavy schedule of interviews with local newspapers and radio stations today in an attempt to win headlines with gas prices at all-time highs. The interviews are expected continue throughout the week and will coincide with larger leadership events to promote the bill once it moves to the Senate.

Conference leadership, led by Lisa Miller in Hastert’s office and Delay aide Shannon Flaherty, have divided the country into 10 regions and, with the help of communications staff on the Energy and Commerce Committee, have developed a different communications strategy for each region.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5355272.html

[dweller]

1. uhhhhh.....

"It will attempt to circumvent the national media, which has
scrutinized DeLay in recent weeks, in order to sell the “sweeping bill” to local newspapers and radio stations across the country."

and

"To sell the bill, Republican House members were slated to begin a heavy schedule of interviews with local newspapers and radio stations today in an attempt to win headlines with gas prices at all-time highs. "


:crazy:


what am i missing here...does Tom need more ammo to shoot his other foot?

dp

[Robbien]

2. Many of those Democrats who voted in favor of the bankruptcy bill

may be lining up to also cast their vote for this pork-laden bill.

One-third of the House Democrats on Energy and Commerce voted last week to support the legislation, which is widely expected to pass when it comes to the floor this Thursday. If it gets similar support during the floor vote, it would mark the sixth time this year that Republican leadership has passed legislation with the support of more than 40 Democrats. The Real ID Act, class-action reform, bankruptcy reform, permanent repeal of the estate tax and continuity in government all passed with more than 40 Democratic votes even though Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) voted against each measure.

[Skittles]

3. these bastards trash America relentlessly

then use the fallout as an excuse to promote more bad polices. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

[Rose Siding]

4. $8 billion in tax breaks

The House this week will consider $8 billion in tax breaks targeted to the energy industry at a time when some of those companies are enjoying soaring profits from high consumer prices.

The vast majority of the tax breaks would benefit companies that produce and supply traditional forms of energy, with a large portion going to the oil and natural gas sector.

The House legislation, approved last week by the Ways and Means Committee, is at odds with the Bush administration's approach. The president's proposed budget calls for $6.7 billion in tax breaks for energy, with 72 percent going toward renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency, compared with about 6 percent in the House plan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63958-2005Apr18.html

[oscar111]

5. Blackouts, price hikes -- OP not point that out, but Public Citizen does

see my post here at DU.

Not bashing the poster, but the source paper, StarTribune did a lousy job of pointing out the horrors of the bill. PublicCitizen did much better. See my post for excerpts from the site. {nader left that group years ago}

Democratic Underground Forums - Blackouts coming + price hikes: Energy Bill again in the House

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=115&topic_id=22430

[salin]

6. Public Citizen has done a great job on this issue

per the billions in tax breaks...while I haven't read THIS energy bill - I followed its two predecessors very closely. I bet that the breaks are 9x for dirty technology in current energy tech. and only 1x for R&D in and support for current alt energy tech.

That is give money to those who are already doing well (with the current ongoing hikes in energy costs and related profits) - and do NOTHING to prepare for the future per supplying energy needs in this country.

I would bet there are hundreds of other - even more serious - horrors in this legislation - as there have been in its two predecessor bills.