Bobby Rush on Energy & Environment

• Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
• Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
• Member of House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Mar 2011)
• Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
• Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
• Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (Mar 2001)
• Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)