Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) held a conference call this morning to discuss comprehensive energy legislation. This debate is starting because Markey, who chairs the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Climate Change, joined with House Energy, and Commerce Chair Henry Waxman released a draft of their legislation titled, "The American Clean Energy and Security Act"
Pelosi stated that this legislation would put us on "a new path." She offered praise for President Obama, who put an emphasis in his budget on energy. She also said passing the budget this week is the first step in this process. Pelosi maintains the new energy bill addresses a national security issue, economic issue, environmental health issue and a "moral issue to preserve god’s creation." The Speaker's statement and links to the draft documents can be found on her blog, The Gavel.
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After 8 years of an energy policy that was considered a National Secret except to those in the room (Cheney and oil company execs) when it was crafted, it's nice to see our elected reps look to the future instead of to short-term profit for their cronies. You can bet Big Oil is gonna put a full court press on the pols in their pocket to keep this from seeing the light of day.
Late for work ...
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