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Bilbray Statement on Cap and Trade Climate Bill

Statement

Date: June 26, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Trade Energy Environment


Bilbray Statement on Cap and Trade Climate Bill

Congressman Brian Bilbray issued the following statement on his vote regarding the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009:

"I voted against the Cap and Trade Climate bill this afternoon. As someone who has spent a decade regulating air pollution while serving on the California Air Resources Board and the County of San Diego Air Pollution Control District, I looked at this bill and came to the conclusion that the greatest threat to the environment was all the smoke from the backroom deals that have been made to put this Cap and Trade Climate bill together. This is a bill that attempts to bring about clean coal... but the concept of clean coal is just as logical as the concept of safe cigarettes. Twenty years ago, the House of Representatives made a mistake by approving the snake-oils called ethanol and MTBE. Congress could have had the courage to admit that mistake through this bill, but it is clear that the leadership in today's House of Representatives lacks that courage."


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