Rubber stamp Gallegly fails us again.
Congressman Elton Gallegly had the chance to support legislation that would decrease our dependence on foreign oil, create thousands of clean energy jobs and change the direction of this country’s energy future, but instead Elton once again chose to support tax breaks for the big oil. Gallegly showed just how out of touch he is with main stream America by voting to support 14 BILLION DOLLARS in tax loopholes for the oil industry at a time when the oil companies are reaping maximum profits.
Gallegly voted against extending the tax credits for the solar and wind industries, he voted against requiring the electric utilities to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources, he voted against local jobs and he voted against reducing our dependence on foreign oil. We need someone who will better represent Ventura County and who can think outside the republican (big oil) party box. We deserve better representation, not an oil industry
rubber stamp congressman.
Ventura County already supports a vibrant and growing solar industry which provides hundreds and hundreds of high quality local jobs. Manufacturers like SolarWorld AG and Professional Solar Products are thriving here and local contractors like REC Solar, Solar Perfect, Prime Solar, California Solar and a half dozen other solar companies are installing solar electricity systems on rooftops throughout our county, but Gallegly continues to support big oil instead of our local economy.
Please write or call Gallegly and let him know that we need more responsible leadership in Washington. We need leadership that will guide Ventura County (and our country) towards a clean energy future. We need a congressional representative who will help steer us away from our dependence on foreign sources of fuel and who will support clean renewable energy, local jobs and energy independence.
Talk about a do nothing congressman. Gallegly announced that the he was going to retire and it’s time we help show him the door. Let’s work to elect someone who will do a better job of representing the good citizens of Ventura County.
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Comments (2)
Republican Senators and Representatives are announcing their retirements at the end of the term in droves, because they aren't looking forward to being the minority party for an extended period of time and aren't looking forward to answering to their constituents on Iraq, Healthcare and Energy Independence.
Maybe Gallegly will follow the herd of elephants headed out the door. Good editorial, Michael, thanks.
Gallegly contact info, voting record, etc. here:
http://www.ojainews.com/elton-gallegly.shtml
Comment #1 Posted by: Tyler | August 21, 2007 02:03 PM
Re writing, calling, contacting Gallegly: Don't waste your time. Gallegly did not stand for another term for the people of his district; as he himself said, he did it because Karl Rove asked him to. (If memory serves, he even gushed he decided to run again because he got a phone call from the President himself (!)).
Again and again, Gallegly has sold us, the country and the world short in order to be a yes-man for Bush and Rove. Everyone has got to serve somebody, and in Gallegly's case, it ain't his constituents he's serving.
Comment #2 Posted by: Anonymous | August 21, 2007 02:50 PM