Congressman Devin Nunes
1013 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Nunes:
The American Conservative Union is pleased to endorse your “Roadmap for America’s Energy Future” and commends you for sponsoring a comprehensive bill that can serve as a benchmark for future legislation. For four years, Congress has been moving backwards, passing what we call “anti-energy” legislation that has restricted domestic energy development and made Americans more dependent on foreign sources of energy while raising energy costs to the American consumer. By contrast, H.R. 909 would increase domestic energy production by removing barriers to domestic oil and gas production in a small portion of ANWR, the Outer Continental Shelf and oil shale in the Mountain West. It also encourages the long-needed expansion of nuclear power without the taxpayer footing the bill.
This bill brings new ideas to the table as well, including a reverse auction mechanism to fund renewable energy projects. Rather than a politicized system of government subsidies, a trust fund would be set up with revenues from traditional energy sources. The criteria would include lowering the cost per megawatt and participants would have to give up existing subsidies. A deposit to the federal government would ensure participants have “skin in the game” and are not just looking for a handout. The first introduction of market forces to the renewable energy program would be a refreshing change from decades of ineffective policies.
ACU urges all members of the House to cosponsor this legislation and will actively support it when action is taken.
Sincerely,
Al Cardenas
Chairman
The American Conservative Union
www.conservative.org
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