Read here. America does not need any more corporate subsidies or earmarks, especially those that are designed to enrich real billionaires or wannabes, whether they be Boone Pickens or George Soros or Al Gore. This country is bankrupt, primarily because both Republican and Democrat politicians keep handing out billions to their friends and favorite lobbyists.
Natural gas is a clean and bountiful energy resource and will become more prevalent in daily use without any subsidies, if the politicans, regulators and the Federal government would just simply get out of the energy business. Instead, we get this crony capitalism that the likes of Obama and Ron Paul embrace and champion, which ends up totally distorting the market and lavishly lining the pockets of their friends, like Boone Pickens or GE.
Ron Paul does not deserve your vote nor your support, Mr/Ms Libertarian. And the below Republicans who also voted for this Pickens's subsidization should be tossed out of office, along with any leftist/liberal/progressive/Democrat who still remains in office. Terminate the careers of the big spenders and big subsidizers once and for all in 2012.
The Republican Co-Sponsors of H. R. 1380, the T. Boone Pickens Earmark Bill:
- Sullivan, John [OK-1], chief sponsor
- Alexander, Rodney [LA-5]
- Bachus, Spencer [AL-6]
- Barletta, Lou [PA-11]
- Barton, Joe [TX-6]
- Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50]
- Bishop, Rob [UT-1]
- Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7]
- Bonner, Jo [AL-01]
- Bono Mack, Mary [CA-45]
- Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7]
- Brady, Kevin [TX-8]
- Burton, Dan [IN-5]
- Bucshon, Larry[IN-8]
- Calvert, Ken [CA-44]
- Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2]
- Carter, John R. [TX-31]
- Cassidy, Bill [LA-6]
- Cole, Tom [OK-4]
- Conaway, Michael [TX-11]
- Culberson, John Abney [TX-7]
- Denham, Jeff [CA-19]
- Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8]
- Farenthold, Blake [TX-27]
- Fleming, John [LA-4]
- Gallegly, Elton [CA-24]
- Gardner, Cory [CO-4]
- Gerlach, Jim [PA-6]
- Gohmert, Louie [TX-1]
- Griffin, Tim [AR-02]
- Grimm, Michael G. [NY-13]
- Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4]
- Harper, Gregg [MS-3]
- Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
- Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3]
- Kelly, Mike [PA-3]
- King, Peter T. [NY-3]
- Kline, John [MN-2]
- Landry, Jeffrey M. [LA-3]
- Lankford, James [OK-5]
- LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-14]
- Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3]
- Lummis, Cynthia M. [WY]
- Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3]
- Marchant, Kenny [TX-24]
- Marino, Tom [PA-10]
- McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10]
- McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11]
- Meehan, Patrick[PA-7]
- Miller, Jeff [FL-1]
- Murphy, Tim [PA-18]
- Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9]
- Nugent, Richard [FL-5]
- Olson, Pete [TX-22]
- Paul, Ron [TX-14]
- Pearce, Steve [NM-2]
- Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19]
- Poe, Ted [TX-2]
- Posey, Bill [FL-15]
- Reed, Tom [NY-29]
- Rehberg, Denny [MT]
- Rigell, E. Scott [VA-2]
- Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3]
- Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16]
- Ryan, Tim [OH-17]
- Scalise, Steve [LA-1]
- Scott, Austin [GA-8]
- Sessions, Pete [TX-32]
- Shuster, Bill [PA-9]
- Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2]
- Smith, Lamar [TX-21]
- Terry, Lee [NE-2]
- Thompson, Glenn [PA-5]
- Thornberry, Mac [TX-13]
- Tipton, Scott [CO-3]
- Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3]
- Wilson, Joe [SC-2]