New from Feingold

An exchange with the great man:
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Message from Senator Russ Feingold - DO NOT REPLY wrote:

Dear Mr. Kuecker,

Thank you for contacting me to express your skepticism about the existence of manmade global warming. I appreciate hearing from you.

As you may know, on November 19, 2009, emails and documents that had been stolen from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University in England were posted on the Internet. On December 2, 2009, the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a hearing on "The State of Climate Science." For more information on this hearing, please visit http://globalwarming.house.gov/pubs/. In addition, both the United Nations and East Anglia University have said they will conduct investigations into the emails.

The United States is a top emitter of greenhouse gases, and it is time for the federal government to provide leadership on this issue. As you may know, H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 15, 2009, by Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA). This bill would enact a number of energy policy reforms, including the creation of a carbon cap-and-trade system. H.R. 2454 passed the House by a vote of 219-212 on June 26, 2009. On September 30, 2009, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, which, among other things, would create a carbon cap-and-trade system. On November 5, 2009, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed S. 1733.

During the 110th Congress, I was an original cosponsor of S. 309, the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act. Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) introduced S. 309, which would provide the leadership and the comprehensive, scientific-based approach to addressing global warming that Americans demand and deserve.

The bill also recognizes the importance of taking an economy-wide approach to addressing global warming, and not one that targets a single sector. Industry, power, transportation, and building sectors all have a role to play in reducing global warming-causing emissions. By sending the right market signals and supporting the development of existing technologies and development of new technologies to reduce emissions, we can keep U.S. businesses competitive in the emerging carbon-conscious global marketplace.

Thanks again for contacting me. While we may not always agree, I appreciate hearing from you. Please feel free to contact my office in the future about any issue of concern to you.

Hey, Russ,

You seem to miss the big point here - the whole scare ofer "anthropomorphic global warming" has been nothing but a scam, and a ploy to create a "one world government".

We don't need ANY legislation to address the nonexistent problem - especially now, when our economy is creaking under the weight of ill-conceived economic "fixes" by both the previous administration, and at an alarmingly accelerated rate by Mr. Obama.

We need to address things like climate change corruption and collusion to pass laws that will enrich certain people at the expense of all Americans.

We need to address the border security situation - both south and north.

We need to start enforcing our immigration laws -as written. That by itself would be a great "immigration reform" all in itself.

We need to address the rampant corruption and malfeasance in our banking and lending institutions, foremost the head of the serpent, the Federal Reserve. There needs to be a true independent audit done, and real soon!

We need to make REAL changes to health care - like eliminating the ban on intrastate insurance sales, and eliminating laws that force hospitals and doctors to treat people illegally in the country. Give illegals stabilizing treatment and ship 'em back to wherever in the next wherever-bound Greyhound or semi-trailer.

We need to acknowledge that radical Islam is not a "religion" - rather, it is a front for terrorism. We need to demand that mainstream Muslims stop supporting the radicals.

We need to start drilling and mining for oil and coal HERE, so we can wean ourselves off foreign oil.

We need to rein in rouge federal agencies like the BATFE, and the EPA, who seem to believe they have carte-blanche to make new laws without Congressional oversight.

There's a ton of really important things that Congress should be doing, instead of the three-ring circus you guys delight in.

Get to work, Russ. Remember who your boss is.
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Chuck