2008-03-17T20:56:27Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/comments/49217 2008-03-17T20:56:27Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-17:/comment/3357 Anonymous Why should Chavez be excused from paying taxes. Why is Chavez exempt? I oppose it. 2008-03-16T08:49:22Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-16:/comment/3279 Anonymous While this appear to be an incentive for domestic oil companies to search for renewable energy sources, it protects foreign oil companies, like dictator-run Citgo. So we Americans will bear the brunt two ways - first with rising gas prices due to loss of tax incentives to our American companies which they will pass the cost on to us, AND lining Hugo Chavez's pockets with millions to use against us. 2008-02-28T14:30:41Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/comment/1652 dankirkd The final vote includes those of a number of endangered Republicans who opposed the bill until it was a foregone conclusion, and then flipped their voting to make it appear the supported it. So do we just ignore the 5 other votes because of that 1 vote? I don't think so! 2008-03-20T10:52:54Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-20:/comment/3526 Anonymous I love it. A wolf/capitalist in a sheep's/environmentalist clothing. You go girl!!! 2008-07-23T21:50:15Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/comment/35902 Anonymous Let's get this bill through congress. We need all kinds of energy:Wind, Solar, Nuclear, Geothermal, Coal, Oil etc. Let's not have a future of bicycles and eating the grass in our backyards. We need energy to grow crops, transport everything etc. 2008-03-03T07:52:44Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-03:/comment/2178 Justerayw Some in Congress are at it again, trying to raise taxes on energy. Their latest scheme includes $18 billion in new taxes and does nothing to increase domestic production and lower overall energy costs. In fact, this new bill, HR 5351, would raise the cost of energy production, causing home energy bills and the price of gas at the pump to rise. In a world economy where energy resources are so important, it is foolhardy to make American companies less competitive on the world market by increasing taxes and regulations on them. Instead we should be unleashing the power of the market, and expanding domestic production to meet our energy needs. HR 5351 is based on the failed belief that government can create jobs. The reality is that government taxes and regulations are much better at destroying jobs than creating them. HR 5351 will no doubt create energy production jobs overseas, but will destroy them at home. In a time when we want to encourage our economy, it makes no sense to raise energy prices, squeeze family budgets, and stifle our industry's ability to compete globally. 2008-04-03T15:46:33Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-03:/comment/4048 Anonymous NICE TRY...haha. The facts are clear. When oil companies needed tax breaks and incentives to produce more oil it was given. Now when it's time to return the favor and provide incentives for renewable energy it's rejected. This SHOULD be a bipartisan issue. WE AMERICANS are going to need an energy mix to provide for the ever increasing demand. We will never get there without incentives. Time for the oil companies to pony up! 2008-03-12T21:29:14Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/comment/2916 Anonymous Nice try chief. you are transparent. 2008-03-10T14:29:17Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-10:/comment/2666 Anonymous What Congress is really doing is closing $18 billion in special tax breaks the oil industry doesn't need. It is transferring those tax breaks to another industry, renewable energy, that can uses them. If big oil wants their tax breaks back they can invest their profits in renewable energy. Claiming the Congress is raising taxes just makes you look uninformed. 2008-03-06T16:41:46Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/comment/2400 Anonymous "Instead we should be unleashing the power of the market, and expanding domestic production to meet our energy needs." The bill is intended to allow the renewable energy industry to provide a greater share of the nation's energy needs. It does this by "unleashing" market power in the form of tax breaks. It is geologically impossible to expand domestic production of oil and natural gas to the point where it will meet the country's energy demands. So renewable energy must fill the void (unless we want to want to burn more coal or increase our reliance on imported oil). 2008-03-09T11:18:44Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/comment/2615 heavensmagiclao It is very disappointing to Heaven's Miraculous Angelic Giving Inspirational Child, Inc., that our government spends 42 million dollars on letters about a tax refund, billions in Iraq, and yet the G.I.V.E. Act struggles for acceptance. Heaven's Miraculous Angelic Giving Inspirational Child, Inc. would thrive in a country that embraces the G.I.V.E. Act. Service-Learning has immeasurable value!! Check out "The U.T.O.P.I.A. Project" and discover the power of Service-Learning for yourself. Pay close attention to the U.T.O.P.I.A. System and please listen to the beginning message. http://www.heavensmagic.org If they don't pass the G.I.V.E. Act, "We the People" will have to GIVE more of our tax money for prisons, GIVE more of our tax money for drug and alcohol abuse, GIVE more of our tax money for teenage pregnancy, and GIVE more of our tax money for welfare. The G.I.V.E. Act and a proactive approach seems so much more logical, supportive, and responsible. A vote for Service-Learning and support for Service-Learning will enrich this country, its youth, and its educators. It will also keep more money in your wallet in the long run. When you realize how valuable Service-Learning is, please call your representatives and persuade them to pass the G.I.V.E. Act. God Bless all who support the G.I.V.E. Act! Sincerely, Laura Ann Osterman Founder and President Heaven's Miraculous Angelic Giving Inspirational Child, Inc. http://www.heavensmagic.org 2008-02-29T14:16:04Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-29:/comment/1743 Anonymous Renewable energy is great, but all conservation possibilities should be exhausted before putting in windmills that harm wildlife and so forth. With that in mind, the link below leads to software made by Faronics, a product that controls desktop computer energy usage, http://www.faronics.com/html/download.asp?software=18&code=vweds Brooke Saunders Uptime Solutions Richmond VA 804-545-4311 2008-03-06T21:20:06Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/comment/2431 tollhoff If we're worried about the economy, then an all-out effort toward renewable energy is imperative. Our GDP per barrel of oil purchased is well below that of Europe and Japan. That puts our economy and standard of living at great risk. 2008-03-17T19:48:36Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-17:/comment/3353 Anonymous Dr Pujaals This bill benefits the Venezuela Oil company own by Hugo Chavez, because our Oil companies are going to have to pay taxes but Hugos don,t. 2008-03-11T12:05:20Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/comment/2751 Anonymous Why would the oil companies care. they will just pass on the 18 billion to you and me. aren't we lucky, gas will be $10.00 a gallon in no time at all. 2008-05-16T11:04:01Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-16:/comment/15632 Sader98 Has any member of the house ever taken an economics class?? $18 billion will come off the oil companies and passed along to the consumers - along with the current price of oil which today has hit a new record of $127.49!! Vote them all out! 2008-03-31T18:12:49Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/comment/3881 Anonymous I know that the House passed this bill.....does anyone know when the Senate will be voting on it? Can anyone estimate how long it will be until this bill gets "officially passed?" 2008-03-21T00:11:50Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-21:/comment/3553 Anonymous Have any of you actually read this bill? This bill seems to reflect House majority agreement that most of our fuel consumption is spent on heating, motorists commuting to work and freight transportation? I can't find one thing in this bill that supports the use of or credits for investment and/or construction renovation of fast, efficient, clean and safe mass transit or nuclear energy. This bill seems to simply feed special interest lobbists. There is one great opportunity.... a credit for bicyicle commuters. Wow! This bill is just another "Big Dig" rip-off! What really scares me are all the credits and bonds that will inevitably lead to enormous fraud at taxpayers expense... yet again. We will just be coming out of the housing money crises when the energy money crises will hit. Democrats are just as crooked as the rest. Washington needs a gigantic political tsunami but the voters remain uninformed because they are lazy and gullible. Voting Democratic simply substitutes one corrupt machine for another. Both are feeding at the lobbists' trough filled with public's tax dollar. I am a lol that's been there, seen it all (including the energy crises and resulting "credits" of the 70's). I am tired of pitiful zealots who believe the lies and promises from plastic faces. I just want them to get the heck out of my pocketbook and let capitalism and private investment work. If there is legitimate money to be made, it will happen when demand calls for it. Do you really expect a huge beauracy that hasn't yet finished cleaning up from Katrina actually to actually influence energy consumption? I'm sorry for you if you do. We've been down this road before. By the way, I'd like to see a heat pump that doesn't take great energy and expensive to operate. That's yet another one on me. Now anonymous lol. 2008-03-18T21:47:55Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-18:/comment/3440 Anonymous Basically the writing is on the wall here. the next president who will most likely be a democrat will absolutely have a key eye towards reducing or nearly elimating importing of oil. many sensible democrats do realize that oil is a major detraction and harm to our economy and homegrown fuels, and renewable resources are absolutely the way to go. my best hope is that a democrat winds the presidency and there are good majorities of democrats in the house and senate to advance these common sense bills that rebuild our economy, offer clean jobs in renewable energy, reduce the cost of fuels and provide many alternatives to oil, and overall make the neccesary investments in america to make it a great country to live in and prosper once again. i am hoping we can as a country start beginning to undo the huge mess of a presidency and horrible legacy left by george bush. we are in absolutely horrible circumstances in every sense of the word due to his leadership. healthcare and social security are still not fixed at all after 8 years of horrible leadership and every single domestic issue has falled by the wayside, hopefully all americans will smarten up and note that voting democrat is the best chance for our country to prosper and regain its former glory. i am strongly hoping for and supporting a tidal shift in ideals and viewpoints and hope that we can begin to bring ourselves out of the darkages where president bush's thoughts and ideals lie and become more progressive in the year 2009 and beyond. these alternative energy proposals and environmental bills will do nothing but help our economy, our trading partners economy, and create millions of jobs in new sectors for our workforce, overall it is where we need to be headed for the good of our country and the prosperity of others who rely on us. 2008-03-17T20:54:39Z tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-17:/comment/3356 Anonymous Why should we be supporting thugs like Hugo Chavez? Let Chavez and any other oil producing country pay taxes just like we are forced to do.