A big thank you to CAGW and CCAGW and here's hoping they can quash Obama's quest for the illogical "Cap-and-Trade" as well.
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) Score Major Victories against Government Waste in 2008!
“Cap-and-Trade” Legislation Defeated
CCAGW played a key role in defeating the Climate Security Act, “cap-and-trade” energy legislation that would have raised Americans’ energy costs by an estimated $1.2 trillion by 2018 and created an army of new bureaucrats who would have dictated nearly every aspect of commercial and individual energy use. CCAGW members sent more than 25,000 e-mails in opposition to Capitol Hill, and Majority Leader Reid pulled the bill from consideration after falling a dozen votes short of the 60 needed to end debate and force a final vote. Read more about the Climate Security Act.
“Cap-and-Trade” Legislation Defeated
CCAGW played a key role in defeating the Climate Security Act, “cap-and-trade” energy legislation that would have raised Americans’ energy costs by an estimated $1.2 trillion by 2018 and created an army of new bureaucrats who would have dictated nearly every aspect of commercial and individual energy use. CCAGW members sent more than 25,000 e-mails in opposition to Capitol Hill, and Majority Leader Reid pulled the bill from consideration after falling a dozen votes short of the 60 needed to end debate and force a final vote. Read more about the Climate Security Act.
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