9-19 ken calvert
I know we're all keenly
aware of the crisis in our energy supply and production. We (Americans)
are told we are consumers of 'more
than our share' of world energy supplies yet our
production continues to lag, constrained by limits on exploration and
development of proven domestic reserves. This includes the realistic
availability of off-shore fields (some being explored by competitors
right under our noses), our ability to explore in ANWR and the
opportunity to develop our shale resources to make a meaningful
contribution to worldwide oil production and having a voice in the
pricing of that commodity.
The
Democrats have recently seen the light that the majority of Americans
support 'drill now,
drill here, cut prices', yet they cannot for the life of
them put aside their slavish devotion to environmental extremists and
other interests conspiring to continue our reliance on foreign oil in
what T. Boone Pickens calls the 'greatest redistribution of wealth in
our nations history'. If you've seen the latest Democratic Party hoax
masquerading as oil policy, it is intended as nothing more than a sop
for a gullible electorate so they can point to it and say 'see, we
heard you, we're trying to do something - those pesky Republicans
wouldn't support our energy initiative.' If you don't believe me, just
keep your eyes on the news next week.
Anyway,
here's a synopsis I received from one of my Congressmen this morning.
If you're not familiar with Ken Calvert, shame on you. He is the
original author and sponsor of the long running House Bill designed to
keep banks out of real estate. (Did you know one of the original Senate
sponsors was Hillary Clinton?) Ken comes from a real estate background
himself and has been an ally of Realtor and private property rights
issues on the hill for years. Read this and then compare it to what the
Pelosi Press has to say next week.
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Ken Calvert - Representing the 44th District of California
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Dear
Friends,
Only a week
remains before Congress adjourns for the year and on Tuesday the
Democratic Leadership forced an energy bill through the House that
fails on many levels. A prominent Democratic Senator described
the Democrat bill, H.R. 6899, “Dead on
arrival.”
Below is a side-by-side comparison of
the Democratic and Republican Energy Bills:
I support
an “all-of-the-above energy” solution that
increases the production of American-made energy, including offshore
energy. The Democrat bill does nothing to increase production
of nuclear power, nothing for hydropower, and nothing to increase
refinery capacity. This bill is a sham and it is
unconscionable that Speaker Pelosi is planning to adjourn the House
before providing meaningful energy reform.
I am a
co-sponsor of the “all-of-the-above” Republican
alternative, the American Energy Act (H.R. 6566) and on July 17, 2008,
I introduced the MORE Act, H.R. 6529. Under the MORE Act,
states will receive 75% of the royalties for oil and natural gas
production beyond 25 miles off their coastline and the U.S. Treasury
would receive the remaining 25%. If states elect to allow
exploration and production within 25 miles of their coastline, then
their share of the royalties would increase to 90%. At 25
miles from the coast, no evidence of energy exploration is visible from
land under any condition.
If we are
serious about developing our own resources, we must provide a strong
incentive to states to allow environmentally safe drilling off their
coastlines. Under the MORE Act, the state of California could
potentially receive billions of dollars in royalty revenue
that could be used to fund education, law enforcement, state parks and
many other vital programs for our state.
Unfortunately
the will of the majority of Americans, and Californians, is being
ignored by Speaker Pelosi who refuses to allow for domestic
development of our own resources.
Sincerely,
KEN
CALVERT
Member
of Congress
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This is great.....Kudos! Keep up the good work. I like the removing of the mask.....