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What America needs is a comprehensive energy plan that will create jobs, not a national energy tax. My Republican colleagues and I support a comprehensive energy plan that would take advantage of the abundant energy resources that exist on American soil, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and creating more jobs right here at home. The American Energy Act (H.R. 2846), which I have co-sponsored, would increase our energy supply through an ‘all of the above' energy policy that develops our abundant domestic resources, invests in renewable (including wind and solar) and alternative energy sources, offers incentives for better efficiency, cleaner production and more conservation, and makes an important renewed commitment to clean and emissions-free nuclear energy.
We must work to preserve our environment and resources for future generations; however, we must also avoid burdensome environmental regulations that will stall our economic recovery and sacrifice American jobs. I will continue fighting for a commonsense energy plan that will put our country on a path to a cleaner, more reliable energy future.
Please feel free to call me at (202) 225-3465 if I can be of assistance. You can stay up-to-date on what is going on in Congress and in the Fourth District of Kentucky by signing up for my weekly E-Mail Newsletter at http://www.geoffdavis.house.gov/Contact/EmailSign...
Sincerely,
Geoff Davis
Member of Congress
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Thank you for contacting me about climate change legislation to establish a "cap-and-trade" system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is good to hear from you on this important issue.
As you may know, on June 26th, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a controversial climate change bill that would impose a national energy tax on everyone from families and farmers to the elderly and small businesses, both in Kentucky and across the nation. H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, passed the House by a vote of 219 to 212, with strong bipartisan opposition that included forty-four Democrats.
The final version of H.R. 2454 is more than 1200 pages long. It contains 397 regulations, 1,060 government mandates and it was accompanied by a 743-page committee report. The complete legislation was not available for review until 3:09 a.m. on the day of the vote; as a result, Members only had a matter of hours to read and try to understand the impact the bill would have on the families and small businesses in their districts.
No one denies this legislation will fundamentally alter the foundation of America's energy and economy. Estimates on the impact of this legislation range from a couple hundred dollars to several thousand a year. States like Kentucky will face the burden most severely because over ninety percent of our energy is produced using coal. The bill should not have been brought to the House floor for a vote until Members and their constituents were given a clear and complete analysis that explained the real impact the bill would have on each State.
H.R. 2454 was opposed by multiple local and national organizations, including:
* House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
* Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
* Kentucky Chamber of Commerce;
* Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives;
* Kentucky Association of Manufacturers;
* Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation;
* National Association of Home Builders;
* Center for Fiscal Responsibility;
* National Cattleman Beef Association;
* American Farm Bureau;
* Greenpeace;
* U.S. Chamber of Commerce;
* National Association of Manufacturers; and
* National Federation of Independent Businesses, among others.
Energy prices are a major factor in determining the cost of living and the cost of doing business in a particular location. One of Kentucky's principle competitive advantages for economic growth is the low cost of our electricity. More than ninety percent of Kentucky's electricity is produced from coal, allowing Kentucky to have the fourth lowest electricity costs in the U.S. To view a map of how cap and trade legislation would impact Kentucky and other States, visit http://www.geoffdavis.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Pel...
For more than a year, local, State and federal officials have stressed the need for government policies that create jobs. Not only does this cap and trade proposal fail to create jobs when Americans need them most, it will result in negative job growth. Manufacturers will be forced to move their plants to countries with cheaper energy, less regulation on energy production, and lower taxes, hurting American workers and the environment. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) noted in their report that the severity of the impact of this proposal varies regionally:
Some regions and industries would experience substantially higher rates of unemployment and job turnover as the program becomes increasingly stringent. That transition could
be particularly difficult for individuals employed in those industries (such as the coal industry) or living in those regions (such as Appalachia).
"The Estimated Costs to Households From the Cap-and-Trade Provisions of H.R. 2454" June 19, 2009.
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