Did anybody bother to READ it???


Here we go again… Another “shovel ready” program, and just like the last one, IT STINKS!!!

Lawmakers were making their last pitches for and against a controversial climate and energy bill before the full House of Representatives votes Friday afternoon.

Floor statements and three hours of speeches on the bill were setting the stage for a vote on one of the most significant environmental bills in history: a sprawling measure that aims to wean industry off of carbon-emitting fuels tied to global warming.

The House Rules Committee cleared the bill for floor action early Friday after working through most of the night.

Kinda doubt it… What happened to “transparency” and bills being posted for 5 days for public review? Hmmm???

Republicans oppose the bill, calling it a huge energy tax, and it was still uncertain whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the votes to get the measure through. The bill would impose the first U.S. limits on greenhouse gases linked to global warming and would shift the country away from reliance on fossil fuels.

A handful of undecided Democrats hold the key to passage of the bill that the leadership has sought to act on before Congress departs for a weeklong recess for U.S. Independence Day on July 4.

That comment there causes me to automatically throw the BS flag…

Any bets there is MASSIVE arm twisting going on? The Lightbringer is out on a limb along with Stretch Pelosi on this one… Credibility is definitely lacking on the true impact, let alone the true costs, both in terms of people/jobs and real dollar costs to the consumer.

I also wonder if CBO was even given a chance to review this to put a proposed cost on it after the dems got burned on the Health Care bill…

I’ve called all my congresscritters this morning asking them to vote NO! Hope others have done the same… sigh…

I literally cannot afford much more tax/spend from this administration, seeing that I get absolutely NOTHING in return, other than to pay MORE taxes…

And oh, by the way, I make a LOT less than $250k year…

EDIT- as of 1300 it passed a test vote. The vote was 217-205 to advance the bill to the floor, and 30 Democrats defected, a reflection of the controversy the bill sparked.

sigh…

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Did anybody bother to READ it??? — 8 Comments

  1. The rural electric provider down here has been showing an average cost increase of 50 dollars on every hundred on your bill,that would up a $400 electric bill to $6oo,which is easy to reach,given 94 degree days. Plus,there is supposed to be an $80.00 per head tax put on any cattle people with a hundred head+,that would wipe out any profit you might make,so naturally a lot of us will be out of business,which I’m sure was planned in advance by the Gorebots and PETA types.I’ve also contacted congress reps and Ag reps,but I don’t have a lot of confidence in getting any attention on the whole damn mess,think it will just get worse,and I hate turning into a damned ol cynic.

  2. REMC here too. My power bill runs around $400 this time of year as it is. I keep my thermostat on 85*, keep the lights out unless absolutely necessary, wash clothes at 12 a.m. and use the grill outside as much as possible.

    Right this minute, I cannot afford another $200 on my bill. It’s not a question as to whether it would cut into our “entertainment” money. To pay $600/month for electricity would cut into groceries and nobody here needs to lose that much weight.

    The asshats best come on and take my guns if they’re going to make electricity go up that much- because I get right damned murderous when I get hot.

  3. Local radio show had gthe CEO of our regional power supplier on discussing Cap & Tax. He said they’ve been running cost projections every time the bill was updated (Note: Waxman added 300 pages late Friday that NO ONE has read by vote-time.)

    The CEO estimated that utility bills would go up between 30-50% and that was before these last 300 pages!

    wv: sthessin
    Yes, I’m sthessin’ alright.

  4. Diller- Thanks for the update, I had not heard about the cows, but yes, it IS in there…sigh… Also heard today average increase in electric bill will be $175/mo unless you are below the poverty line, in that case WE pay your bill too…

    Snigs- Agreed!

    PE- Thanks! Add him to the good guy list!

    PE- I know… dammit…

    Fuzzy- yep!

    Anon- Agreed, can we implement???

    Crucis- Hear similar today (see above)