The House has voted 233 to 175 to stop Obama’s War on Coal. There were 214 Republicans joined by 13 Democrats who voted to stand up for coal and affordable electricity. The 13 Democrats deserve kudos for standing up to Obama. They were:
Altmire
D
PA
Barrow
D
GA
Berkley
D
NV
Bishop (GA)
D
GA
Boren
D
OK
Boswell
D
IA
Chandler
D
KY
Costa
D
CA
Costello
D
IL
Critz
D
PA
Cuellar
D
TX
Donnelly (IN)
D
IN
Holden
D
PA
Kissell
D
NC
Loebsack
D
IA
Matheson
D
UT
McIntyre
D
NC
Peterson
D
MN
Rahall
D
WV
There were 162 Democrats and 19 Republicans who voted no. They voted not to stand up to Obama’s economically destructive war on coal and the president’s promise to make electricity prices “necessarily skyrocket.” The Republicans were:
Bass (NH)
R
NH
Bilbray
R
CA
Dold
R
IL
Fitzpatrick
R
PA
Gibson
R
NY
Hayworth
R
NY
Johnson (IL)
R
IL
LoBiondo
R
NJ
Reichert
R
WA
Rigell
R
VA
Smith (NJ)
R
NJ
Wittman
R
VA
Wolf
R
VA
American Commitment activists have now sent over 100,000 letters and emails to Congress through www.WarOnCoal.com urging an end to the War on Coal.
We commend the House for doing the right thing, but the failure of the Senate to act makes clear that the future of affordable, reliable electricity depends on electing a new president who will end the War on Coal, a new Senate willing to stand up to out of control regulators, or both.
House Votes to Stop Obama’s War on Coal
