
08-02-2008, 03:43 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Republik of Kalifornia
Age: 50
Posts: 5,040
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Invest in Alternative Fuels
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DEMOCRATIC PROMISE #20: Invest in Alternative Fuels
Promise: “Besides encouraging the biofuel market and infrastructure, it also aims to encourage coal-to-liquids as an alternative fuel through the U.S. military’s purchasing power. The majority leader said the bill is complementary to the rural working group’s biofuels act and has the support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich.”
– “US Rep Hoyer: $15B Energy Bill Outlines House Democrats’ Plans,” Dow Jones, March 1, 2007
http://republicanleader.house.gov/br.../p_energy.html
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As long as were talking about bio-fuels, why did the Democrats kill this bill in committee?
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H.R.2428
Biofuels Research Initiative Act of 2007
To enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and land-grant colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
5/22/2007--Introduced.
Biofuels Research Initiative Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish grants to the lead land grant university for each regional consortium. Prescribes the use of such grants. Requires each regional university consortium to provide competitive grants to Agricultural and Land Grant colleges and universities in the region of the consortium. Directs the Secretary to establish a Bio Energy Consortium led by five universities meeting specified criteria, which shall be responsible to identify talents and expertise that contribute to advancing biomass for energy.
All House Acrions:
* Jun 26, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
* May 22, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
* Introduced on May 22, 2007.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2428/show
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A month and four days, that's all that bill had to live. Steny said they would be "encouraging the biofuel market and infrastructure". Guess not. In 2006 the Democrats promised energy independence, does anyone think this is the way to get there? Letting important bill like this die in committee? The bills I've been posting with the Democrat promises were introduced while they were busy launching 300 investigations in the first 100 days. They were trying to get shorty, while important bills like this paramount to our country and their campaign promises slowly starved to death for attention. They argue while Rome burns around them. Partisan politics at its worst.
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