U.S. House approves $14.5 bln energy bill

[sabra]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072800984.html

U.S. House approves $14.5 bln energy bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday easily approved an energy bill packed with $14.5 billion in tax breaks and incentives and hailed by Republicans as a major change in U.S. energy policy.

Environmental and consumer groups criticized the legislation as a giveaway to an industry enjoying record profits with crude oil prices near $60 a barrel, while spending little on ways to curb demand or encourage renewable energy.


The bill passed by a vote of 275 to 156.

The Senate is expected to approve it on Friday, just before Congress recesses for its summer vacation. President Bush is expected next week to sign the energy bill, which he called one of his top priorities in 2005.

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[redqueen]

1. We should all be screwed like CA was by Enron.

Maybe that'll wake people the hell up.

:grr:

[Parche]

4. enron

We here in Oregon were also screwed by Enron


When will the people realize what Corporate welfare is?

[Baclava]

25. Surely, you jest...

To Sleep...Perchance to dream...

Well, at least I can say with perfect honesty that my sanity cracks. One out of three isn't really so bad, is it?

[redqueen]

30. No, I'm really not.

I'm starting to finally believe that Nader was right. Until the Americans who insist on ignoring reality - in favor of living in bush's version of realtiy - are *themselves* suffering as a result of harmful republican policies, that there will be little/no change.

[bushisanidiot]

2. More money for big oil and power companies as promised!

should we just go ahead and make our tax payment checks out directly to Halliburton now?

that way, the government doesn't have to be the middle-man..

[Seedersandleechers]

3. I think I'm going to be sick

[seriousstan]

5. Do we have the list of how people voted?

[Mr. Peanut]

13. FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 132

H R 6 RECORDED VOTE 21-Apr-2005 4:44 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Energy Policy Act of 2005
AYES NOES PRES NV
REPUBLICAN 208 22 2
DEMOCRATIC 41 160 1
INDEPENDENT 1
TOTALS 249 183 3

---- AYES 249 ---

Abercrombie
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Baca
Bachus
Baker
Barrett (SC)
Barton (TX)
Bass
Beauprez
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blunt
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boustany
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (SC)
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Buyer
Calvert
Camp
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Chabot
Chocola
Coble
Cole (OK)
Conaway
Costello
Cox
Cramer
Crenshaw
Cubin
Cuellar
Culberson
Cunningham
Davis (AL)
Davis (KY)
Davis (TN)
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
Deal (GA)
DeLay
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Doolittle
Doyle
Drake
Dreier
Duncan
Edwards
Emerson
English (PA)
Everett
Feeney
Ferguson
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fortenberry
Fossella
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gibbons
Gillmor
Gingrey
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Granger
Graves
Green (WI)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Gutknecht
Hall
Harris
Hart
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Hensarling
Herger
Herseth
Hinojosa
Hobson
Hoekstra
Holden
Hostettler
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Issa
Istook
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jenkins
Jindal
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, Sam
Keller
Kennedy (MN)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kline
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuhl (NY)
LaHood
Latham
LaTourette
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
Lucas
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Matheson
McCaul (TX)
McCotter
McCrery
McHenry
McHugh
McKeon
McMorris
Meeks (NY)
Melancon
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mollohan
Moran (KS)
Murphy
Murtha
Musgrave
Myrick
Neugebauer
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nunes
Nussle
Ortiz
Osborne
Otter
Oxley
Pearce
Pence
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Poe
Pombo
Pomeroy
Porter
Portman
Price (GA)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Rehberg
Reichert
Renzi
Reyes
Reynolds
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Scott (GA)
Sensenbrenner
Shadegg
Shaw
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simmons
Simpson
Skelton
Smith (TX)
Sodrel
Souder
Stearns
Sullivan
Sweeney
Tancredo
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Towns
Turner
Upton
Visclosky
Walden (OR)
Walsh
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Wynn
Young (AK)
Young (FL)


---- NOES 183 ---
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baird
Baldwin
Barrow
Bartlett (MD)
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boehlert
Boyd
Bradley (NH)
Brown (OH)
Brown, Corrine
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carson
Case
Castle
Chandler
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Ehlers
Emanuel
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Fitzpatrick (PA)
Flake
Frank (MA)
Gerlach
Gilchrest
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Harman
Hastings (FL)
Higgins
Hinchey
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Inglis (SC)
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy (RI)
Kildee
Kilpatrick (MI)
Kind
Kirk
Kucinich
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Leach
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
LoBiondo
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Marshall
Matsui
McCarthy
McCollum (MN)
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Menendez
Michaud
Millender-McDonald
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore (KS)
Moore (WI)
Moran (VA)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pelosi
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Sabo
Salazar
Sánchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sanders
Saxton
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schwartz (PA)
Schwarz (MI)
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Shays
Sherman
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Spratt
Stark
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Van Hollen
Wamp
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Woolsey
Wu

---- NOT VOTING 3 ---
Kelly
Sessions
Velázquez

[Mr. Peanut]

26. 75 Democrats Voted "Aye"

My apologies, it was worse than I thought. These results are old, from 21-Apr-2005. I am still trying to uncover the latest roll call revealing how the members of the House voted yesterday, July 28, 2005:

Two hundred House Republicans voted for the energy measure, as did 75 Democrats. Opposing the bill were 31 Republicans, 124 Democrats and an independent.--New York Times

[Mr. Peanut]

15. If these Democrats had voted No

against the Energy Bill, the vote outcome would have been 224 Noes to 208 Ayes:

1. Abercrombie
2. Baca
3. Bishop (GA)
4. Boren
5. Boswell
6. Boucher
7. Brady (PA)
8. Costello
9. Cramer
10. Cuellar
11. Davis (AL)
12. Davis (TN)
13. Doyle
14. Edwards
15. Ford
16. Gonzalez
17. Gordon
18. Green, Al
19. Green, Gene
20. Herseth
21. Hinojosa
22. Holden
23. Jackson-Lee (TX)
24. Jefferson
25. Lipinski
26. Matheson
27. Meeks (NY)
28. Melancon
29. Mollohan
30. Murtha
31. Ortiz
32. Peterson (MN)
33. Pomeroy
34. Reyes
35. Ross
36. Rush
37. Scott (GA)
38. Skelton
39. Towns
40. Visclosky
41. Wynn

[anotherdrew]

18. NOT ONE DIME OF DEM campaign money for any of these traitors!

[shanti]

24. * got to them first

i want to :puke:!

[Mr. Peanut]

28. 75 Dems Who Voted YEA

Final Vote Results for Roll Call 445

If these 75 Democrats had voted NAY, the vote would have been 231 NAYS to 200 YEAS:

H R 6 YEA-AND-NAY 28-Jul-2005 1:10 PM
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Conference Report
BILL TITLE: Energy Policy Act of 2005

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll445.xml

1. Abercrombie
2. Baca
3. Barrow
4. Bean
5. Berry
6. Bishop (GA)
7. Boren
8. Boswell
9. Boucher
10. Butterfield
11. Cardoza
12. Carson
13. Clyburn
14. Costa
15. Costello
16. Cramer
17. Cuellar
18. Davis (AL)
19. Davis (TN)
20. Dicks
21. Dingell
22. Doyle
23. Edwards
24. Etheridge
25. Evans
26. Ford
27. Gonzalez
28. Gordon
29. Green, Al
30. Green, Gene
31. Herseth
32. Hinojosa
33. Holden
34. Hoyer
35. Jackson-Lee (TX)
36. Jefferson
37. Johnson, E. B.
38. Kanjorski
39. Larsen (WA)
40. Levin
41. Lipinski
42. Marshall
43. Matheson
44. McIntyre
45. Meeks (NY)
46. Melancon
47. Mollohan
48. Moore (KS)
49. Murtha
50. Napolitano
51. Oberstar
52. Ortiz
53. Peterson (MN)
54. Pomeroy
55. Rahall
56. Reyes
57. Ross
58. Ruppersberger
59. Rush
60. Ryan (OH)
61. Salazar
62. Scott (GA)
63. Scott (VA)
64. Skelton
65. Slaughter
66. Snyder
67. Spratt
68. Strickland
69. Stupak
70. Tanner
71. Thompson (MS)
72. Towns
73. Udall (NM)
74. Visclosky
75. Wynn

[punpirate]

6. Did the WP get the vote wrong...

... because last night, as the vote was being held, I distinctly recall posts saying that it was tied 210-210 and the `pugs kept the vote open until they could twist enough arms. When I gave up following it, the vote was something like 217-215. So what happened?

[AlGore-08.com]

7. Are you thinking of CAFTA?

That sounds more like the vote total for CAFTA...

[punpirate]

8. Yes, that's what I'm thinking of...

... not enough sleep, I guess... nevvver mind. :)

[Jara sang]

9. Speechless, I just don't get it...

When are the people in this country going to wake the hell up? The Haves and the Have Mores are laughing all the way to the bank.

[The2ndWheel]

21. I think the quote you have there about the whip

"When are the people in this country going to wake the hell up?"

basically answers that question.

[sintax]

10. And snuck in a $1.5 billion

giveaway to Halliburton and friends after the fact.

[punpirate]

11. I read last night that...

... energy companies spent $367 million on lobbyists and campaign contributions promoting this bill (which they and Cheney's boys wrote).

That's an average of $686,000 per legislator.... And, if one adds in the $1.5 billion in pork that DeLay threw in at the last minute, there's about $13 billion in tax credits, subsidies and tax breaks. That's a return on investment of, wait for it... 3500%.

Why isn't the whole country up in arms about this?

Beats me. I'm livid. :grr:

[Mr. Peanut]

12. This Is Not An Energy Bill

this is a Power Grab enabled by a Neocon-dominated government.

Why aren't the streets of DC filled with protesters? Must I accept what I'm told, that our young, instead of burning with a zeal to try to change the world for the better, care only about money?

My friend says corporate crooks like Bernard Ebbers, Ken Lay and Dennis Kozlowski are worse than serial killers because they leave far more people devastated in their wake.

We need to have the same fix on white collar crime that we have on murder....--Stacy Horn, NYT 7/16/05.

This energy bill is as much a white collar crime as was the fraud and theft perpetrated upon WorldCom, Enron, and Tyco, because it will be ... felt worldwide, sending ripples throughout the economy in the form of decreased investment and product development ... send(ing) innocent hard-working people ... into poverty or financial distress.

Where is the public outcry?

[Delphinus]

14. How is it a major change? n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

16. Someday they will all be saying, "How did this happen"?

and "Why were we so stupid"?

[Justitia]

17. We are zooming backwards toward the turn of the 20th century

Welcome back robber barons!!!!

:grr:

[SpiralHawk]

19. Thanks a pantload, George W. Bush and the Republican Oil party

You have lined the pockets of the rich energy companies you are involved with, once again, and screwed the average citizen.

Why do the Republicans hate America?

[Cleita]

20. So where do we go from here?

How much electricity can we do without if we really try? How many of us can invest in solar for modest electrical needs like our computers?

When my late husband and I went into the woods, we found solar could do lights and a few hours of television. Of course we had to switch from AC to DC and those appliances were often very expensive.

I think it's worth a try again. Time to starve the beast again. Walk and bicycle or roller skate when you can instead of driving. I think we need to start an anti-energy movement as long as these beasts are in power. I would love to see them with all their barrels of oil stacking up boohooing because no one is buying.

[anotherdrew]

22. not sure but I hear there's a run on hand baskets

[shanti]

23. so....what shitty little bit did they sneak into this one??

they do it every time and they're usually doozies!

[Vinca]

27. And will gas prices go down at the pump? N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o.

Will Grandma freeze her tookus off this winter because she can't pay the oil bill? Y-e-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s. The one thing they could do that would make a difference - mandate car makers to increase mileage by a considerable amount - is not mentioned. Let's here it for giant, gas guzzling SUVs.

[Pewlett Hackard]

29. true, need to reduce consumption

The market drives the production of the gas guzzlers -- the manufacturers are producing what people buy. We consumers are really to blame. Too many people complain about payin $50 to fill up the SUV. This creates the perfect conditions (excuse) for congress to subsidize/bribe the oil industry, all in the guise of helping the consumer.