HR 3222, Defense appropriations for FY08, passed 395 – 13 with everyone in Arizona voting Yea.
S 1927, the Protect America Act, which would “expand the government’s abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States“, passed 227 – 183.
Yea: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Mitchell, Flake
Nay: Pastor, Grijalva, Giffords
H R 2776, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, passed 221 – 189. The bill seeks to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Yea: Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
Nay: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake
HR 3221, the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, passed 241 – 172. The bill’s mission statement: “Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. ”
Aye: Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
No: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake
Well, well, Representative Renzi. Just 2 weeks ago you (your staff) replied (via email) to a letter I had written to you (via email) some time before asking you to support the energy bills. Too bad, but lucky for you, I have since deleted your response or else I could have copied and pasted it here. I clearly remember you and yours wrote that you completely supported moving the US toward energy independence. Your message cited various alternative energy possiblilities and that you recognized we had to support alternative energy development for our nation’s security and future , and, this is the second time you told me you own a “hybrid” motor vehicle. So, are you talking one way to me and the rest of your constituents back in CD-1 but voting the opposite for Big Oil? I say, you are.
Thank you Representatives Giffords, Grijalva and Pastor. I am shocked and dismayed that any Democrat voted for this bill dubbed the “Protect America Act”.
What is the first name of the current governor in Arizona? (required)…..That’s new to me, had to think for a second though lol.
In light of the passage of S 1927, The Protect America Act, I’d have to say you know what, True Blue should kick those House Democrats out of the Party which are centrists and Blue Dogs. They simply are DINOs within the Party, relics of a bygone past which is over. To them I’d say welcome to the 21st century a new Era of the Progressive Revolution where the left will not fold on principle. Mitchell’s concessions on our core principles, what we truly stand for and who we really are is a pressing dilemma for me as a Progressive. On the one hand he’s on the other side of the aisle, aligned with conservative voters, the Republican part of CD 5, on the other hand he’s a Democrat, which I’m beginning to have a serious problem with. Why does this make me think of Mayor Gordon? I think the ADP needs to tweak who they opt to support, it’s all a bit troubling. My thoughts at the moment.