FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: May 16, 2007
Grassroots Group
Launches National
Campaign Against
Congressional Effort
to Repeal Energy Law
Former Congressman
Richard Pombo
Warns: America
Cannot Let Congress
Get Away With
Decreasing America's
Domestic Energy
Supplies
WASHINGTON, D.C.
– The Partnership
for America grassroots
alliance is urging
Congress not to repeal
a law intended to help
America reduce its
reliance on foreign
energy. The
Partnership urged
Members of both
political parties to
retain key energy
supply provisions of
the 2005 Energy Policy
Act (EPAct05).
In a letter to all
Members of Congress,
Paul Poister,
Executive Vice
President of the
Partnership, said:
“America’s energy
costs are rising and
more jobs are moving
offshore. Now is NOT
the time for Congress
to vote for less
American energy, more
foreign energy and
higher costs for
American consumers and
industry. We strongly
urge Congress to
oppose any effort to
repeal key provisions
of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005.”
The Partnership’s
National Chairman
Richard Pombo (former
U.S. House Resources
Committee Chairman)
said, “America must
move toward greater
energy independence
and away from our
dependence on hostile
foreign nations for
the energy we need to
run our cars, heat our
homes and keep our
families safe. That
was the core goal of
the 2005 Energy Policy
Act. American
consumers stand to
gain the most from
this important law
because of its power
to deliver more
affordable and
reliable energy to
America.
“It is simply
breathtaking that some
of the same Members of
Congress who voted
with me for this
bipartisan legislation
are now working to cut
out its heart,” Pombo
said. “The
Partnership’s several
hundred thousand
members and supporters
from coast to coast
will communicate with
Congress in support of
more American energy,
less foreign energy
imports and lower
energy costs to the
American people.”
Poister added:
“Now, just as gasoline
prices are rising and
consumers are again
being slammed by
rising energy costs,
Congress is talking
about making it more
difficult to produce
affordable and
reliable American
energy.”
"Congress must
continue to help
America produce more
American energy from
all sources and
increasing the
efficiency of the
energy sector and of
our economy,” said
Poister.
The full text of
the Partnership letter
can be seen here:
http://www.partnershipforamerica.org/LETTER_Poister_Congress_5-16-07.pdf
ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP
The
Partnership for
America is a
broad-based alliance
of people who support
a clean environment
and a healthy, growing
economy. The
Partnership's
membership includes
more than 600
companies,
associations,
coalitions and
individuals who
collectively employ or
represent more than
one million citizens
across America in the
following sectors:
farm/ranching, coal,
timber/wood products,
small businesses,
utilities, hard rock
mining, oil & gas,
construction,
manufacturing,
property rights
advocates, education
proponents,
recreational access
advocates, county
government advocates,
local, state and
federal elected
officials, grassroots
advocates and others.
