CEI Email 4.9.03 (b)
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2~~RI1S 5~~~'~~ Page 1 of 2 RECORD TYPE: FEDERAL (NOTES MAIL) CREATOR:Myron Ebell <mebe~ll~ei.org>( Myron Ebell <mebell(~cei.org>[ UNKNOWN CREATION DATE/TME: 9-APR-2003 11:26:09.00 SUBJECT:: Action alert on Senate climate title--work needed to thwart Sen. Smith TO:Myron Ebell <mebell~cei.org> ( Myron Ebell <rnebell~cei.org> [ UNKNOWN READ :UNKNOWN BCC:Debbie S. Fiddelke( CN=Debbie S. Fiddelke/OU=CEQ/O=EOP CEQ READ :UNKNOWN TEXT: TO: Cooler Heads Coalition and Conservative Allies FROM: Myron Ebell, CEI, 331-2256, mebellc~cei.org. SUBJECT: Action Alert on Senate Climate Title--Gordon Smith is at it again DATE: 9th April 2003 Current State of Play Chairman Domenici at the request of Republican members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee agreed to re-write the climate title in the draft comprehensive energy bill before mark-up, scheduled for Thursday, 10th April. Not surprisingly, Senator Gordon Smith has reportedly told the chairman that he will vote for the Bingaman substitute unless the climate title contains something that he can vote for--that is, something that caters to global warming alarmism. Thus a recorded vote in committee could be lost by one vote if all the Democrats plus Smith vote for the Bingaman substitute, which at a minimum would contain the provisions in last year's Daschle energy bill. Attempts are being made by committee Republicans to produce a draft acceptable to Smith or to come up with a plan to put a place holder in the bill and reach agreement by both sides that the climate title would be put off debated on the Senate floor. There are several dangerous possibilities. One, Some of the objectionable provisions in the original draft could be put back in to satisfy Senator Smith. Two, the Bingaman substitute could be adopted. Three, the chairman and ranking Democrat could agree to work together to reach a bi-partisan compromise. Action Item mark-up of the climate title is still scheduled for 10 AM, Thursday, 10th April (but could be delayed until after the Easter recess). We need to contact the following Senators as soon as possible. The message should be: please oppose the Bingaman substitute or any other climate title that includes any of the significant provisions that we have opposed. These provisions are: 1) requiring a national strategy to 'stabilize and eventually reduce greenhouse gas emissions" plus annual progress reports; 2) legislating a White House office of climate policy and climate czar; and 3) setting up a program to award credits to industry for actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For more information, please contact Myron Ebell at (202) 331-2256 or mebell~cei .org. Needs Encouragement Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) Matt Sonnesyn 224 -4944 file://D:search_7_11 05 ceq_1\0566_fl1gogfOO3 ceq.txt 9/29/2005
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Transcript of CEI Email 4.9.03 (b)
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RECORD TYPE: FEDERAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR:Myron Ebell <mebe~ll~ei.org>( Myron Ebell <mebell(~cei.org>[ UNKNOWN
CREATION DATE/TME: 9-APR-2003 11:26:09.00
SUBJECT:: Action alert on Senate climate title--work needed to thwart Sen. Smith
TO:Myron Ebell <mebell~cei.org> ( Myron Ebell <rnebell~cei.org> [ UNKNOWNREAD :UNKNOWN
BCC:Debbie S. Fiddelke( CN=Debbie S. Fiddelke/OU=CEQ/O=EOP CEQ
READ :UNKNOWN
TEXT:TO: Cooler Heads Coalition and Conservative AlliesFROM: Myron Ebell, CEI, 331-2256, mebellc~cei.org.SUBJECT: Action Alert on Senate Climate Title--Gordon Smith is at it againDATE: 9th April 2003
Current State of Play
Chairman Domenici at the request of Republican members of the Energy andNatural Resources Committee agreed to re-write the climate title in thedraft comprehensive energy bill before mark-up, scheduled for Thursday,10th April. Not surprisingly, Senator Gordon Smith has reportedly toldthe chairman that he will vote for the Bingaman substitute unless theclimate title contains something that he can vote for--that is, somethingthat caters to global warming alarmism. Thus a recorded vote in committeecould be lost by one vote if all the Democrats plus Smith vote for theBingaman substitute, which at a minimum would contain the provisions inlast year's Daschle energy bill. Attempts are being made by committeeRepublicans to produce a draft acceptable to Smith or to come up with aplan to put a place holder in the bill and reach agreement by both sidesthat the climate title would be put off debated on the Senate floor.There are several dangerous possibilities. One, Some of the objectionableprovisions in the original draft could be put back in to satisfy SenatorSmith. Two, the Bingaman substitute could be adopted. Three, thechairman and ranking Democrat could agree to work together to reach abi-partisan compromise.
Action Item
mark-up of the climate title is still scheduled for 10 AM, Thursday, 10thApril (but could be delayed until after the Easter recess). We need tocontact the following Senators as soon as possible.The message should be: please oppose the Bingaman substitute or any otherclimate title that includes any of the significant provisions that we haveopposed. These provisions are: 1) requiring a national strategy to'stabilize and eventually reduce greenhouse gas emissions" plus annualprogress reports; 2) legislating a White House office of climate policyand climate czar; and 3) setting up a program to award credits to industryfor actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.For more information, please contact Myron Ebell at (202) 331-2256 ormebell~cei .org.
Needs EncouragementSenator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)Matt Sonnesyn224 -4944
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Potential Democratic SupportersSntrEvan Bayh (D-Ind.)
Emily Duncan224-5623
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.)4Jason Schendle224-5824
The ProblemSenator Gordon Smith (RINO-Oreg.)Valerie West224-3753
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