a:1:{s:15:"field_page_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:8720:"<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: medium;">TO: Clinton County Residents Who Are Concerned About Rising Energy Costs<br />
FROM: The Clinton County Republican Party<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following is from an e-mail I received on 3/25/2011 regarding a vote that will be taking place in Washington on March 29, 2011 regarding the EPA and their ability to set regulations. Senators Levin &amp; Stabenow will be key votes on this issue. Please take the time to read the information and call and let them know how you feel about the EPA's unchecked authority. Please feel free to forward this link to people on your e-mail list.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -- Steve Willis, CCRP<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: medium;">EPA Subject: Support the McConnell Amendment</span></span></strong></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Many of you are familiar with the issue outlined below as it relates to the current debate about regulating businesses on GHG emissions by the EPA.&nbsp; As you will read the Senate has yet to take a vote on the following amendments.<br />
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This email is to serve as an update and to encourage you to contact our US Senators.<br />
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We are working with a national business coalition to get residents of Michigan to call our US Senators, Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, and let them know that you SUPPORT Sen. McConnell&rsquo;s amendment and OPPOSE the alternative amendments as introduced by Senators Rockefeller and Baucus.<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">Senator Debbie Stabenow, 202.224.4822<br />
Senator Carl Levin, 202.224.6221<br />
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It is anticipated that the Senate will vote on these amendments on Tuesday, March 29. Below are the details (I&rsquo;ve also included previous updates on this issue for your reference). <br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">Please respond to this email and/or call me on my cell at 248.330.0868 once you have contacted our Senators and provide any feedback that you received from these offices.&nbsp; Both Stabenow and Levin are swing votes on this important issue.<br />
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Also, please feel free to forward this email to your list of contacts as our Senators need to hear from as many people as possible.<br />
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Thank you,<br />
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Kim (Haefner) Gaedeke<br />
Superior Capitol Consulting<br />
248.330.0868 C<br />
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<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">Updated Talking Points:<br />
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With energy prices skyrocketing, our elected officials have an opportunity to send a message of support to their constituents by voting in favor of lower energy prices, pro-business policies that encourage job growth rather than sapping it.<br />
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&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senator McConnell&rsquo;s amendment (S. 482, the Energy Tax Hike Prevention Act) to restrict EPA&rsquo;s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions would demonstrate to Americans that jobs and economic security are a priority &ndash; not more bureaucratic, administrative red-tape.<br />
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&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alternatives to Senator McConnell&rsquo;s amendment &ndash; such as the two-year delay proposed by Senator Rockefeller or the &ldquo;tailoring&rdquo; amendment proposed by Senator Baucus &ndash; do not achieve the necessary and critical goal of protecting the American economy from EPA&rsquo;s overreach.<br />
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&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The alternatives simply fail to provide the regulatory certainty that the American economy needs. McConnell&rsquo;s amendment does provide that certainty, and assures that we don&rsquo;t simply &ldquo;kick the can&rdquo; down the road in our efforts to deal with EPA overreach.<br />
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&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senators should vote in favor of McConnell&rsquo;s amendment to the small business bill, and should recognize that alternatives to McConnell simply do not provide the relief that the American economy needs.<br />
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&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Support McConnell. Oppose Rockefeller and Baucus.<br />
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Note: EPA&rsquo;s regulations stand to:<br />
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cost up to 1.4 million jobs by 2014 and 2.5 million by 2030<br />
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; decrease capital investment by as much as 15 percent by 2014, or more than $75 billion<br />
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; reduce Gross Domestic Product by $500 billion by 2030<br />
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; increase the cost of gasoline by 50 percent, electricity by 50 percent, and natural gas by 75 percent over the next 20 years<br />
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; reduce worker compensation by $700 per year</span></strong></em><br />
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Relevant Clips<br />
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http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/03/17/harry-reid-running-scared-epa-vote-postponed-leader-tries-bring-democrats/<br />
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http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/150025-inhofe-vows-to-try-try-again-on-block-epa-amendments-<br />
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http://www.atr.org/atr-supports-mcconnell-amendment-stop-backdoor-a5950<br />
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http://www.atr.org/undecided-senators-energy-tax-hike-prevention-a5951<br />
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http://shopfloor.org/2011/03/manufacturers_support_mcconnell_amendment/18802<br />
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McConnell Amendment: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&amp;ContentRecord_id=eb5bd689-e7b7-4eea-a92c-eb35400a276d&amp;ContentType_id=c19bc7a5-2bb9-4a73-b2ab-3c1b5191a72b&amp;Group_id=0fd6ddca-6a05-4b26-8710-a0b7b59a8f1f<br />
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Rockefeller Amendment: http://rockefeller.senate.gov/press/record.cfm?id=322764&amp;&amp;<br />
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Baucus Amendment: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/150529-overnight-energy<br />
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