Bob Filner: “here we are, a year after the electricity crisis hit California and the West. The crisis and suffering continues. And…”

“here we are, a year after the electricity crisis hit California and the West. The crisis and suffering continues. And where is the President? Not one item in his energy plan addresses the crisis in the West. And where is FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission? They seem more intent on protecting the industry than the consumers who pay their bills. And where is this Congress? A year after the crisis, we have not yet had a debate on this House floor on resolving the issues in California and the West. The bill that is coming up through the Committee on Commerce does nothing to address this crisis in California. The only way to get a fair discussion on the House floor is to sign Discharge Petition No. 2. That allows and puts in order any bill that really addresses the issues in the West and electricity. It is time to put cost-based rates on the price of electricity and refund the criminal overcharges since last year. Mr. Speaker, let us have a debate on this House floor. Sign Discharge Petition No. 2.”