Even a blind squirrel finds an occasional nut.
By the slimmest of margins, the U.S. House of Representatives Friday passed the "American Clean Energy and Security Act."
The 1,500-page bill, which included a 300-page, last-minute floor amendment, would impose massive new costs and burdensome regulations on American businesses and cost millions of Americans their jobs while making a negligible impact on worldwide climate.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce wholeheartedly supports the development of an energy plan that takes into account conservation of the environment, less reliance on foreign sources of oil, and the availability of affordable energy for our homes and businesses. These goals are not mutually exclusive, but developing the sound policy to achieve them will take more time than Congress and the president appear willing to spend.
Without question, the bill as passed on Friday is not the answer.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce wishes to publicly applaud Rep. John Barrow, D-12th District, for his willingness to do what was right for the people of Georgia by voting to oppose this detrimental legislation.
His district and our state are fortunate to enjoy his leadership.
George M. Israel III
President/CEO
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Comments
Even a blind squirrel finds an occasional nut.
Mr. Israel, I'd feel better if you were heaping your praise on a Republican. When it comes to supporting the interests of Chamber of Commerce business members, it's hard to believe you can find something good in a Democrat. Silly.
As a working man, I am opposed to anything the Chamber of Communist are for. It is simple, they are for business rights and I am for workers rights. BYW is the chamber going to have another romanisque multi-thousand dollar bash this year to celabrate their success in keeping workers pay down? I remember a couple of years ago when they had a party that would have made Caesar envious. But I guess when the decision is funding for worker vs. party, then party is foremost in their mind.
Same chamber that supported amendment 1 that removes the taxes off 200+ acres and places taxes on small property owners to make up the difference. WOW and Georgians passed the darn thang! Go figure!
Dissman, if the Chamber kept unions out of GA, good for them! You want to make more money, go get more education and get a different job. As for the bash the Chamber had, I am sure it was nothing like the hollyweird staging of BimbObama's inauguration. As for Barrow, as PT said, even a blind squirrel gets a nut from time to time.
This was a political strategy vote on Barrow's part. Everyone knew the count and that it would pass and Barrow knew that he had better get a "no" vote on the board because his constituents overwhelmingly opposed it. He has an election coming up. If you check the other Democrats that voted against it I'll bet most of them are up for reelection next year. They and Barrow did it with the knowledge that it would pass anyway. He did nothing to try to persuade any of his Democrat cronies to vote against it. Barrow never met a tax he did not like. PUT BARROW OUT IN 2010. If the pre-count had been a little short Barrow would have voted for Cap and Trade. The Democrat leadership was up all night trying to figure out how to let the Democrats who are up for reelection vote NO and still get the bill passed. That is why they paid off Snowe and the other few Republicans that voted for it. Watch where the money goes that paid for those votes. PUT BARROW OUT IN 2010.
mm proves what an idiot he is and has no idea what he is talking about yet again. ALL Representatives in Congress are up for reelection. The conservative Blue Dog Democrat Barrow finds more nuts because he votes with the CONServative republCON nuts more often than just about any Democrat.
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