Michael Mariotte - Response Letter to Urgent Call to Stop Nuke Power Give-Away
Please take a moment to call your Representative today and urge him/her to support the Visclosky/Tierney amendment to delete Section 9202 of the Energy Bill! Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121.
Below is an urgent letter from some very good friends about a provision in the energy bill now being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives. This provision would prevent Congress from being able to properly oversee the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program and would thus clear the way for billions more taxpayer dollars being spent on new atomic reactors. The House Rules Committee met late into Thursday night/Friday morning and so far has been unable to determine what amendments might be allowed on the House floor. Reps. Visclosky and Tierney have introduced a good-government amendment to delete this language. If approved by the House Rules Committee later today, it is likely to be voted on Saturday!
Please take a moment to call your Representative today and urge him/her to support the Visclosky/Tierney amendment to delete Section 9202 of the Energy Bill! Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121. Tell your member that Congress must maintain proper oversight of the DOE loan guarantee program and that you don’t want any loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors!
If your Representative is on the House Rules Committee (list of committee members is at http://www.rules.house.gov/rules_members.htm), urge your Rep to approve this amendment for floor consideration.
This will be the first step in the process to delete this provision. Because it is already included in the Senate-passed energy bill, we will need to remove it during a Senate-House conference committee, likely in September. We will keep you informed about necessary actions to take.
Thanks for all you do!
Michael Mariotte
Executive Director
Nuclear Information and Resource Service