[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16493]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     VOTE NO ON CAP-AND-TRADE BILL

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, here it is, 1,090 pages. If we pass this 
bill, we get this--unemployed miners. In fact, the last time, 35,000 
miners lost their jobs. If we pass the Republican alternative we get 
jobs, offshore drilling, fuel from coal, wind and solar, renewable 
fuels.
  I have an e-mail from eight rural electric co-ops in my district 
which I include for the Record. All say vote no.

       I just got a voicemail from several Coops on one call. Jim 
     Riddle, with Egyptian Electric Coop, Larry Level with 
     Southern Illinois Electric Coop, Allen Waddle with Monroe 
     County Coop, Ralph Cool with Clinton County Coop in Breeze, 
     Scott Ramsey with Southern Illinois Power Coop in Marion, as 
     well as Tri-County Coop in Mt. Vernon, Southeastern Coop in 
     Eldorado, and Clay County Electric in Flora. They first 
     wanted to thank you for your position on Climate Change and 
     they all agree with you. Second they wanted to make sure you 
     knew they are opposed that NRECA has taken ``no position'' on 
     the bill and want to urge you to vote against the bill.

  Do not believe the National Association.

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