H.R.2454

[Repeal The 17th]

H.R.2454 Title: To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence,
reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.

Sponsor: Rep Waxman, Henry A.

Written by Butch Porter - National Chairman of the ACP Saturday, 27 June 2009

The absolute largest tax increase in the History of our Republic,
coupled with an easily corruptible "trading" system which will
further politicize and relinquish control of our industrial sector
in the hands of over a DOZEN different Federal Regulatory agencies.
For: 219
Democrat: 211
Republican: 8

Against: 212
Democrat: 44
Republican: 168

EIGHT REPUBLICANS SOLD OUT YOUR FUTURE:
* Reichert-Washington--8th District
* Bono-California--45th District
* Castle-Delaware--
* Kirk-Illinois--10th District
* Lance-New Jersey--7th District
* LoBiondo-New Jersey--2nd District
* McHugh-New York--23rd District
* Smith-New Jersey--4th District

But let’s not forget the sane (43) Democrats who voted against the bill:
* Altmire-Pennsylvania
* Arcuri-New York
* Barrow-Georgia
* Berry-Arkansas
* Boren-Oklahoma
* Bright-Alabama
* Carney-Pennsylvania
* Childers-Mississippi
* Costa-California
* Costello-Illinois
* Dahlkemper-Pennsylvania
* Davis-Alabama
* Davis-Tennessee
* DeFazio-Oregon
* Donnelly-Indiana
* Edwards-Texas
* Ellsworth-Indiana
* Foster-Illinois
* Griffith-Alabama
* Herseth Sandlin-South Dakota
* Holden-Pennsylvania
* Kirkpatrick-Arizona
* Kissell-North Carolina
* Kucinich-Ohio
* Marshall-Georgia
* Massa-New York
* Matheson-Utah
* McIntyre-North Carolina
* Melancon-Louisiana
* Minnick-Idaho
* Mitchell-Arizona
* Mollohan-West Virginia
* Ortiz-Texas
* Pomeroy-North Dakota
* Rahall-West Virginia
* Rodriguez-Texas
* Ross-Arkansas
* Salazar-Colorado
* Stark-California
* Tanner-Tennessee
* Taylor-Mississippi
* Visclosky-Indiana
* Wilson-Ohio

[US Navy Vet]

DeFazio-Oregon voted no WOW wonders will never cease.

[FrdmLvr]

Not drastic enough for the fringe.

[Don Corleone]

Copy out the names...dump 'em all at the first opportunity.

These people are TRAITORS to the dream of the Founding Fathers.

Millions have died in defense of those dreams, millions more may have to in order to renew them!

[crazyhorse691]

DeFazio-Oregon

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By no stretch of definition is DeFazio sane...I am sure he voted against it because it didn’t go far enough reining in that pesky carbon.

[mrvirgo]

Question: Isn’t this a hollow victory since the Senate will never pass this atrocity? Other than showing their true colors in the House what else did the passage accomplish?

[shankbear]

NO. I do not fault him. I simply fault the 8 that voted YES. He does not control them. Their voters must control them and slam their a$$es out of office.

[zebrahead]

It’s unbelievable. The rep for my district, the supposedly conservative Steve Driehaus, voted for cap and trade when even a lunatic like Kucinich could see that this was bad for his constituents.

[counterpunch]

So I left out an eh...
That about sums it up.
 

[counterpunch]

Except that Republicans have seen an unprecedented string of defeats since Boehner took over as Republican leader in the House.
It isn't just about today. It's about the last 3 years.
Republicans have been rudderless and leaderless since.
 

[ArmyBratproud]

DONT FOR A MINUTE TRY AND COME OUT AND DEFEND TEXAS DEMOCRATS. THEY WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR IT HAD THEY NOT HAD TO FACE ANY MUSIC. THEY ARE ALL COMMIE MINDED FREAKS.

CHET EDWARDS IS THE WORST. TALKS MODERATE AND VOTES LIBERAL.

KEEP IN MIND THAT EVERY TEXAS DEM ENDORSED OBAMA AND ENDORSED AND VOTED FOR PELOSI AS SPEAKER.

SO THEY ARE AS MUCH TO BLAME FOR THIS AS THE 8 REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED FOR IT.

I GET SO SICK OF TEXANS, ESPECIALLY ONES IN WACO, WHO GET SUCKERED IN BY DEMS.

THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, DEMS BLOCKED VOTER ID. NOW ILLEGALS WILL CONTINUE TO VOTE AND STEAL ELECTIONS.

WISE UP MY FELLOW TEXANS.

[shankbear]

We can agree to disagree. We have to unite and defeat the leftists. Revolution is screaming from the wings.

[mylife]

Whoaa Simmer down fella.

[alstewartfan]

Defazio is the only Democrat who is his own person in this group. The rest were given cover, and should get ZERO credit for their NO vote. Like our own phony Chris Carney in NE Pa. Bob

[crazyhorse691]

Question: Isn’t this a hollow victory since the Senate will never pass this atrocity?

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Hope for the best...prepare for the worst. No guarantees when politicians get together...other than it costing taxpayers more.

[Principled]

what’s the deal changing bill numbers?

more funny business?

[counterpunch]

But how can we unite when we have no one to lead?
We need someone with charisma and intellect and passion to get behind.

Boehner doesn't seem interested in being the face of the GOP.
He doesn't get out there and talk to the American people, and on the rare occasion that he does, he lacks passion. Like I said, he's more Bob Dole than Newt Gingrich.

Everytime I see Mike Pence talk, I think to myself, "now there's a Republican leader."
I don't get that sense when I see Boehner. I just think, "eh."

I also see leaders who need to be out there more when I see Paul Ryan, Tom McClintock, and Thad McCotter.
 

[SgtBob]

C’mon! John Boner is a swipe, just like katrinaMary Landrieu.

The Minority Leader should read the entire bill, H.R.2454; he should have had his fellow repubes take his slack, and fillibuster this POS. I should still be watching this on C-Span.

[Achilles Heel]

I liked Tom Tancredo who hailed from CO, but he isn’t involved now.I don’t see anyone in CA as a leader. Certainly Sanford won’t be acceptable (although Clinton prevailed, and so did Newsom and Villagarosa in CA).
Sonny Perdue in GA is popular. Newt is passe for the younger voters who we need to get more of; I don’t like Crist in FL. Eric Cantor and Bobby Jindal are ok. We need a more dynamic RNC head.

[sockmonkey]

*** I still say it’s time to secede. ***

Well, before you do, please call your state legislator and tell him to vote no in the Special Session where our Governor is going to try to push through the toll roads thing again.
Scroll down to the 2nd article:
http://texasturf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=679&Itemid=1

Governor Perry’s Proclamation here:
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/proclamation/12758/

[death2tyrants]

He doesn't get out there and talk to the American people

I was watching him on CSPAN and I thought he did well. The MSM has no interest in interviewing him and Fox News is too busy covering topics like Michael Jackson.