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Blackburn Reacts To Proposed EPA Rules
Sep 30, 2009
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn reiterated her push to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gasses under the Clean Air Act in the face of bureaucratic steps the agency took today. Blackburn believes that it is wrong for any executive agency to implement programs...
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Cap And Trade Today
Jun 26, 2009
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Friends,
The massive new energy tax that Democrats like to call Cap and Trade will be voted on today. As of late last night, news reports indicated that Speaker Pelosi and Henry Waxman may not have all the votes that they need.
I am staunchly opposed to this bill. It is based on dubi...
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BLACKBURN REPORT: Cap and Trade Update From The Floor
Jun 26, 2009
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Friends,
The floor fight on Cap and Trade is underway. We have had our first vote on the rule that will govern debate. The rule only allows for one Republican amendment on the bill. 30 Democrats voted against the rule, far more than expected. That is an indication that the Majority may no...
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Blackburn Will Vote No On Energy Tax
Jun 26, 2009
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) will vote “no” on the Democrat sponsored Cap and Trade proposal. Blackburn has opposed this massive new energy tax consistently since it came before the Energy and Commerce Committee this spring.
The Heritage Foundation estimates the program will cost 33,000...
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Blackburn on Nissan Announcement
Jun 23, 2009
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) welcomed the announcement from the Department of Energy of a $1.6 billion loan to Nissan for the production of electric cars and battery packs in Smyrna, Tennessee. Production of electric cars could mean 1,300 new jobs in Middle Tennessee.
Tennessee's Seve...
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BLACKBURN REPORT: A Busy (and Expensive) Week In Washington
Jun 23, 2009
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Friends,
This will be a busy and expensive week in the House. Today, House Democrats released their "new" Cap and Trade bill. This isn't the bill we debated and amended in the Energy and Commerce Committee last month. This is a new instrument, nearly twice as long still very expensive. Thi...
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BLACKBURN VOTES NO ON CAP AND TAX
May 21, 2009
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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) voted against the Democrat sponsored Cap and Tax scheme in the Energy and Commerce Committee today. The thinly disguised tax bill is touted by supporters as an energy bill. Congressman Blackburn's vote was based on concerns that in a tight economy the Cap and Ta...
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Cap and Trade Week In Review
May 15, 2009
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It has been a fast paced week on the Cap and Trade front. We started out with a story from the Dow Jones Newswire that uncovered an internal Obama Administration memo on the EPA’s regulation of green house gasses. The memo reveals, contrary to their public statements, that some in the Administratio...
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Doing more harm than good: Big Government on Earth Day
Apr 22, 2009
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Doing more harm than good: Big Government on Earth
By Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Earth Day ought to be an opportunity to appreciate the wonders of the natural world God gave us. When I can, I spend it in my yard; digging in the dirt, planting flowers, and relishing the sights, sounds, and ...
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CAP & TRADE: Blackburn Statement
Apr 21, 2009
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Mr. Chairman,last week the EPA positioned itself to regulate carbon dioxide emissions under the Clean Air Act, with or without Congressional consent. We are then, faced with a choice, we can acquiesce to bad regulation that will have certain and disastrous impacts on our economy or we can legislate...
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