Posted by
NY GOP GIRL on Friday, August 15, 2008 12:41:30 PM
Dear Mr. Schumer,
I did not send a message to you regarding global warming, and this is the second such message that I have received from you thanking me for a message that I never sent. However, I realize that whatever message I sent was about another subject, and this is proof that you do not read your mail. I don't expect you to read everything, but I would like a response that is more relevant to the message that was sent. Maybe you should check with your mail handlers.
I am definitely one of those that oppose S. 3036 (Climate security act). I believe that all of this climate change legislation is fraudulent, and that it would hurt our economy, not help it. I believe that whatever climate change is happening is not caused by us, but rather, the sun. I believe that the Global warming hysteria is just another way to regulate how people live and take away more of the freedoms that our military has fought to preserve. It is also a way to line Al Gore's pockets with his carbon credits scheme.
If I was going to ask you for something, it would be that you reject your party's handling of the war. Let us win it, and not retreat. The sooner that we win the war, the sonner that our troops can come home. Can you tell Harry Reid that we are winning the war?
Let us drill for our own oil and stop sending all of our hard earned money for oil to Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. Build some refineries. Why don't we drop some of the taxes that are included on a gallon of gas instead of finding ways to raise them? All your "climate security act" will do is to tax and regulate somebody, and it will all trickle down to another tax that will raise our gas price. Maybe if we dropped the taxes, we might help the people who buy the gas.
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:16 AM
Subject: A message from Senator Charles E. Schumer
Dear Mrs. Busch:
Thank you for your letter regarding global warming. I share your concern for the effect certain environmental proposals could have on the economy. I always try to balance environmental and economic concerns in ways that protect natural resources and also strengthen the economy. I believe we can do both.
While many people have opposed S. 3036, America’s Climate Security Act, I supported this bill because I believe that the global economy is moving towards one in which carbon emissions are restricted the way that other emissions are restricted. If America is the last country to regulate its carbon emissions, Europe will have the opportunity to develop new, low-carbon technologies long before America. For our industries to stay at the forefront of the global economy, we need to be at the fore of innovation – and encourage innovation through smart regulation.
Economic strength is a foundation for all of America’s other strengths. Without our vibrant economy, we would not be able to do any of the myriad things that make this nation great: educate our children, secure our borders, care for our sick, invent life-changing technologies, even protect the environment. Just a quick survey of the health of the United States’ environment as compared to that of countries with derailed economies shows that our environment is much healthier than the environment in countries which engage in unsound economic policy.
As Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, I have been exploring ways to craft environmental legislation that would encourage competition and innovation. I am hopeful that Congress will be able to find the right balance to protect our environment and maintain a strong economy.
Again, thank you for contacting me about this important issue. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can ever be of assistance on this or any other matter.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Schumer
United States Senator