Chris Lee — Send Congress Back To Work!
Republican Congressional hopeful Chris Lee is calling on Federal legislators to get back to work. He has an on-line petition for people to sign requesting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi call Congress back in to session.
Recently, members of Congress went on a paid five-week vacation without solving our energy crisis. Western New Yorkers are paying on average $4.08 for a gallon of gas, forcing many families to cut back and cancel vacations. Congress needs to get back to work.
Please join me and sign onto my letter requesting Speaker Nancy Pelosi bring Congress back from vacation to work on solving our energy problems.
We need American solutions to create American energy and American jobs to secure our economic future and lower gas prices
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Sorry Chris, Eric Massa beat you too it. But welcome aboard the “Bring Congress Back to Work Bandwagon”. See this is exactly how the Republicans will try to win their elections this year. Making us afraid of it. (Energy Crisis) And telling us who’s to blame for it. (Democrats) But offer no solutions. It worked for George Bush and terrorism.
Chris please realize that there are citizens out there that would much rather hear about your solutions to the energy crisis and how they’d apply to the 26th, rather than have you circulate some stupid do nothing petition to Nancy Pelosi. You think you got any shot at changing her mind? Do you? What a waste of time!
Goatmc,
Last time I checked Massa was not running against Chris Lee. What have the democrats in congress done? So little that a hopeful democrat running in a conservative district, would have to say “Get Back to work”?
All politicians work on fear. The democrats are trying to make you afraid of the environment with global warming, and many other issues.
Besides platitudes like “Change we can believe in” and unconstitutional issues like “Let’s redistribute the oil companies wealth” Obama doesn’t offer much to get him past 45% in the polls in a year he should be at 60%.
Last time I checked there were plenty of Rep’s in Congress… including one Tom Reynold’s. He hasn’t called for going back to work (maybe he hasn’t made the jump to the bandwagon yet).
I credit Lee and Massa for making the call… but neither one of them were first. This idea was kicked around all over the place esp. by political talk shows.
If Lee wants them to go back to work… what does he suggest as a solution?
JS,
I have to agree with you. We need solutions. Chris Lee does have positions
http://www.chrisleeforcongress.com/Views.asp
His big difference over the democrats is that he does support drilling. We will get some oil quickly. Wells that are capped can come back on line fast within a year. Others will take 3-7 years. However Alternatives like wind are even a longer way off. Wind requires a lot of land and an infrastructure that does not exist. Wind may take 15-20 years. Right now solars main use is heating swimming pools. The technology just does not exist. We know oil works and it has an infrastructure. Get what we can from oil and work on the others meaningfully.
Good points Tiberius and I’ll concede your point re Dems, fear and Global Warming. On to your other points…
“Besides platitudes like “Change we can believe in” and unconstitutional issues like “Let’s redistribute the oil companies wealth” Obama doesn’t offer much to get him past 45% in the polls in a year he should be at 60%”—— That’s why I voted for Hillary. More substance, more solutions, more ready to command. I’m not thrilled Obama is my candidate, but I don’t think McCain is the best the Republicans could have done either. Romney would have made for a much better candidate in my opinion. But I’ll take Obama over McCain anyday.
“Last time I checked Massa was not running against Chris Lee. What have the democrats in congress done? So little that a hopeful democrat running in a conservative district, would have to say “Get Back to work”?”————————-I was simply admiring Massa for sticking his head out there and going against party lines. Although, can’t say I’m surprised. Massa used to be a Republican himself.
The point is obviously something needs to be done, and Lee circulating a petition seems gimmicky. That was my main point. I think the Dems messed up on this one. Sure they can be oppossed to drilling, but what’s their alternative? At least the Republicans are offering Americans a plan. If the Democrats have one, they aren’t communicating it well. I know Jon Powers wants to provide tax credits to investors who empower scientists to develop renewable energy, but that isn’t much of a solution in the short term. I like Powers’ visions though. If elected, he will certainly fight to break our dependence on oil that much I know. But to me oil is here to stay. America is sitting on an ocean of oil. I say drill now, and at the same time invest in alternative energies so that we don’t need as much foreign oil in the future.
I’m not saying that the below (copied from Lee’s website… thanks for the link) aren’t good ideas or positions, but everyone is saying the same thing. What solutions does he have or support?
Most Dem’s don’t oppose drilling - they oppose opening up more land for drilling in ANWAR or offshore because the oil companies have billions of acres not being used.
- Lessen our dependence on foreign oil by increasing American made energy through exploration;
- Promote new, clean, reliable sources of energy;
- Encourage conservation, and;
- Increase investment in research funding for alternative energy.
What specifically does he offer that sets him apart from everyone saying the same thing? Does he oppose ANWAR drilling? Does he support it? Does he support regulations for the vehicles the government uses?
I’m not just targeting Lee on this statement, I’d like to see more than just - go green =’s good from all the candidates in the race for 26 (Lee, Powers, Davis, and Kryzan.)
for above clarification, i’m not attacking Lee on where he stands. I want to hear solutions, and like I said, not just from him.
JS and Goatmc
I think a good compromise would be to open up what are considered the best areas for Oil, whether it is ANWR or in my own back yard. Everyone would have to make a compromise, because we all use the oil. Make sure the oil companies put up a spill fund and have equipment in place to rapidly clean up if something happens. There could be a oversight group to make sure everyone works within the agreed system. I think many people would be alright with the extra cost of oil/gas if we were sure we could get it. I don’t fear $4.00 a gallon gas, I can adjust, I fear a rapid spike to $12.00 a gallon or not available at all.
But this or other plans will not happen if we don’t work it out and vote on it.
holy cow tiberius we are starting to see eye to eye on things!
I hear your point on ANWR. If it’s undoubtably the best solution for oil pumping, I’d want a limited time frame for it. I don’t know enough about it to know if they can increase oil production at the current sites or if they’d actually have to expand drilling.
I also wonder about the strategic reserve that is set up for times like this. A huge portion of oil imports go to this daily, what if it didn’t? What if it went into the market?
I wonder how a combination of both home drilling and release of stategic reserve oil would help short term… and how short that short term is (months, years, decade).
We’ll never see cheap gas again, but I agree I don’t want it to go to $12 per gallon.
I’m not saying this article has answers - but it’s an interesting read:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/news/economy/offshore_drilling/index.htm?cnn=yes
(about my ANWAR point above, it would have to be the best option for the US to pump there, but it doesn’t look like it is)
comment disclaimer — this has nothing to do with this post or energy policy but was suprised to read today:
one of buffalo’s blogs picked this up today:
“Mike Hudson just left this comment in another thread:
this is off topic but intersting, i think. i was served with a subpeona this morning by the state board of elections “commanding” me to turn over “all books, records, correspondence, pruchase orders, invoices, vouchers, checks and any and all business records and all political advertisement(s), notices, flyers inserts, literature, or any other materials of a political nature printed, produced and or copied, that were paid for by jack davis and/or state “paid for by jack davis”, in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and calendar year 2008, to date.”
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—— the whole thing is on Buffalo Pundit’s blog. I saw it through a different blog too, but it’s worth a read.
JS,
We have agreed before. We may disagree on who we are going to vote for but most Americans have more in agreement than disagreement. If we knew each other on a personal level it would probably take a while before we learned that we disagree on candidates.
Never say never, cheap gas or relative cheap gas may be back. If my salary doubled I would have no issues with $6 a gallon gas.
The problem is getting to the environmentalist to sign off in courts and the getting the oil companies to perform the way they should. And of course getting congress to do something.
So I agree with both Chris Lee and Eric Massa,GET TO WORK!
We might get short term solutions, but my great grandkids certainly won’t see cheap gas.
if my salary doubled and it was $ 6 a gallon i probably won’t mind either the problem is by the time my salary doubles gas will be at $ 12 a gallon.
if they can get to work and stop b****ing at one another long enough to just vote and get it over with we’d at least be ahead of were we are currently.
but you’re right — get to work