Natural Resources Bulletin - June 23, 2009

House leaders launched the process last night to put the American Clean Energy and Security Act to a vote this Friday!  See the attached letter from conservation groups in support of final passage of ACES, as well as a copy of one specifically calling for support for the bill because of the provisions to safeguard natural resources.  Amendment opportunities will be limited, and we won't know exactly what they are until Thursday.  The focus for the House this week is simple:  pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454)

 

It is shaping up to be a close final vote on the bill.  We are in position to win, but we have not yet been able to get enough members to commit to support the bill and a win is not guaranteed.  We need an all out effort to swing many fence sitters that are still undecided, and some who are leaning against this legislation that we need to bring back from the brink.   

 

Our opponents, including an industry coalition called the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, are mobilizing in force with advertisements and phone calls using fabricated claims of how much the bill will cost consumers.  The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released an analysis in the last few days saying the impact would be just under 50 cents per day, not counting the energy saving benefits from the bill's significant energy saving provisions.

 

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