I send the letter and got the dumbest reply back..
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What a pleasure to hear from you. Thank you for contacting me to express your support for alternative and renewable fuels. Hearing from constituents on issues of concern is important to me and my office as we work to represent our district.
On July 28, 2005, the United States House of Representatives passed HR 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by a vote of 275-156. I voted for this legislation and spoke in favor of it on the House floor. After Senate passage, President Bush signed HR 6 into law on August 8, 2005.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has many provisions to decrease our dependence on foreign oil and to lessen energy prices, including a research and development program to promote the use of hydrogen fuel in vehicles, and a renewable fuels requirement to add 4 billion gallons per year of ethanol and other renewable based fuels to our nation's gasoline in 2006 and at higher levels after 2006. The bill also increases the amount of biofuels (including ethanol) that must be mixed with gasoline sold in the United States, and increases the current requirements to 7.5 billion gallons by 2012. In addition, Section 701 of the bill requires that the United States Federal fleet of flex-fuel vehicles to operate on alternative fuels 100% of the time. Prior to passage, such flex-fuel vehicles were required to be operated by the end of 2005 on alternative fuels only 51% of the time.
You will be pleased to know that I am a member of the Republican Energy Working Group and the House Energy Action Team. On June 6, 2007, we unveiled a wide-ranging American energy policy that offers a long-term vision that looks to exploration and the use of cutting-edge technology to provide clean, affordable and consistent American-made energy sources for decades to come. This energy policy will focus of the exploration of renewable and alternative fuels, such as bio-diesel and solar, and promote the construction of new nuclear power plants as well as new innovative energy technologies. It will also support increased investment and use of alternative and renewable fuels, and I look forward to working with my colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on this important issue in the 110th Congress.
Please know that I appreciate both your interest and your time in contacting us on this issue. As the discussion and debate moves forward on this and other issues please feel free to visit our website at
U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn where you can sign-up for our email update -- the Blackburn Report, updates on important issues; find information on constituent services; read columns, recent press and the latest legislative news; all of which affect and concern the people of Tennessee.
Sincerely,
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