Stop the Bush Budget From Raising Northwest Electricity Rates
Stop the Bush Budget From Raising Northwest Electricity Rates
The Bush Administration recently announced a plan to increase Northwest electricity rates by up to 10 percent. It would cost the region almost $1 billion over the next decade by reversing a decades-old Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) policy of using revenue from surplus power sales to lower electricity rates for local consumers.
Their plan would short-circuit our ability as a region to decide how we meet our fiscal responsibilities, provide affordable electricity vital to the Northwest’s economic growth, and invest in our energy future.
Energy prices are already through the roof, and now the administration is trying to squeeze extra dollars out of Northwest businesses and families, just when our economy can least afford it. This is nothing more than an underhanded billion dollar tax hike on the Northwest economy.
Make a Statement. Sign the Petition.
If you agree with the effort to stop the Bush budget from raising Northwest electricity rates and would like me to pass your name and support along to the President, please add your name to the petition by filling out the form below.
The Honorable George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Mr. President,
During your State of the Union Address you said that lower energy prices are the key to moving our economy forward. I agree.
That’s why I stand in strong opposition to your new budget proposal to raise Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) electricity rates, and take away our region’s ability to act—as it has for more than two decades—as a responsible steward of its own resources.
Please immediately stop your efforts to implement this plan. A backdoor rate hike of nearly $1 billion would cost jobs, weigh down our economy, and hurt working families throughout the Northwest.
Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator
If you agree with the effort to stop the Bush budget from raising Northwest electricity rates and would like me to pass your name and support along to the President, please add your name to the petition by filling out the form below.
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