Republican House Members Vote Against U.S.-Israel Energy Funding
NJDC — June 7, 2012 – 3:03 pm | Energy | Israel | Republicans Comments (6) Add a commentYesterday, nearly all House Republicans voted against a measure that would have increased funding for joint U.S.-Israeli energy cooperation. National Jewish Democratic Council President and CEO David A. Harris said:
Yesterday’s vote by House Republicans against an initiative to increase funding for joint U.S.-Israel energy cooperation is just the latest instance in which Republicans have let partisan politics stand in the way of advancing the U.S.-Israel relationship. Israel is a shining example of a country seeking energy independence through research in clean technologies and the United States has everything to gain by forging a deeper partnership in this area with our strongest ally in the Middle East. It is very disheartening that so many pro-Israel Republicans who believe in American energy independence voted the way they did yesterday.
The Motion to Recommit with Instructions that Republicans voted down yesterday [HR 5325 Roll Call #341] contained a specific proposal to allocate an additional $1,000,000 for joint U.S.-Israeli energy cooperation [House Clerk, June 6, 2012]. That funding would have been a significant investment in researching cleaner technologies and the use of renewable energy sources [HR 5325, Rept. No. 112-462, 112th Congress].
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Perhaps the proposed allocation could be made by interest bearing bonds secured by a return generated by the investment.
If the republicans win oil will win and the real threat of Climate change will go on.
The $2 million bi-partisan appropriation request for this program has already been approved. An additional $1 million was unasked for.
Adding pro-Israel language to a bill at the last minute is an nothing but an attempt to score political points in an election year.
Lack of US support for this program can only hurt the US
It is a shame that the Republican Party will not vote for a bill that is very important for the survival of this planet and future generations of people. They are more interested in defeating the Democrats that they will not approve anything no matter how important is for the future
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Seems Republicans, besides being in denial about climate change, are not willing to support anything that will help improve energy efficiency or improve the environment. No wonder that “Republicans for Environmental Protection” (http://www.REP.org) only endorsed about 4% of Republican candidates for Congress and governorships in the 2010 midterm elections.