PTC~ Production Tax Credit (Wind Welfare) Update

From: Lisa Linowes 
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 6:41 AM
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE on the PTC 

 

Hi Folks -- As you know, the Senate Finance Committee voted last week to extend the PTC. Below is the roll call for the vote.  In addition, 6 Senate members sent a letter to the Committee in support of the PTC extension. Their names are below as well.

 

On Tuesday, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid proclaimed the PTC will be extended. We need to respond in numbers.

 

Big wind is mobilizing people in the States this month and we need to do the same. The Congressional recess is our opportunity to reach our representatives at home.

 

Please call your reps' district offices (see links below for NY reps) and find out when they will be holding town hall meetings. We need to attend these events and ask hard, and very public questions about their support for big wind and the PTC. If they oppose the PTC, thank them and move on. If they support extension, they need to know that their constituents are not happy with their position.

 

Please write letters to the local paper(s) and send them to the district offices regardless of whether they're published or not.

 

If you want to force the point, please find out when your rep will be holding a fundraiser -- tickets are usually very reasonable for home events (between $25-50). The tickets buy you face time with your rep and they have to listen to you. They'll get the message quick enough.

 

If we do not tell our reps what we think they will not know!

 

Thank you everyone for your continued efforts.  We just need to press a little harder for a little while longer.

 

Best,

--Lisa

 

United State Senators
Schumer, Charles E	Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York State Congressional Delegation
Ackerman, Gary, New York, 5th	Hanna, Richard, New York, 24th
Bishop, Timothy, New York, 1st	Clarke, Yvette D., New York, 11th
Crowley, Joseph, New York, 7th	Engel, Eliot, New York, 17th
Hayworth, Nan, New York, 19th	Higgins, Brian, New York, 27th
Hinchey, Maurice, New York, 22nd	Israel, Steve, New York, 2nd
King, Pete, New York, 3rd	Hochul, Kathy, New York, 26th
Lowey, Nita, New York, 18th	Buerkle, Ann Marie, New York, 25th
Maloney, Carolyn, New York, 14th	Reed, Tom, New York, 29th
McCarthy, Carolyn, New York, 4th	Owens, Bill, New York, 23rd
Grimm, Michael, New York 13th	Meeks, Gregory W., New York, 6th
Gibson, Chris, New York, 20th	Nadler, Jerrold, New York, 8th
Rangel, Charles B., New York, 15th	Serrano, José E., New York, 16th
Slaughter, Louise, New York, 28th	Tonko, Paul D., New York, 21st
Towns, Edolphus, New York, 10th	Turner, Robert, New York, 9th
Velázquez, Nydia M., New York, 12th

Here is the Senate Committee vote roll call. http://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results.08022012.pdf

19 ayes, 5 nays.

Ayes:

Baucus,D-MT    

Rockefeller,D-WV

Conrad,D-ND    

Bingaman,D-NM

Kerry,D-MA     

Wyden,D-OR

Schumer,D-NY    

Stabenow,D-MI

Cantwell,D-WA  

Nelson (proxy),D-FL

Menendez,D-NJ

Carper,D-DE

Cardin,D-MD

Hatch,R-UT

Grassley,R-IA

Snowe,R-ME

Crapo,R-ID

Roberts (proxy),R-KS

Thune,R-SD

Nays:

Kyl (proxy),R-AZ

Enzi (proxy),R-WY

Cornyn,R-TX

Coburn,R-OK

Burr,R-NC

 

Senate members (including 3 R's) who signed letter to the Committee

Bennet (D-CO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Brown (R-MA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Moran (R-KS)

Udall (D-CO)