"I too believe that farmers and ranchers in eastern Washington need more certainty."
"The tax should be repealed. And I want to commend Congressman Bilbray for his leadership in introducing H.R. 734 to repeal this punitive tax."
"The tax penalizes an industry that is innovative and that achieves the main goals of health care reform: lowering costs while improving patient care."
"One thing is clear in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere in our nation: when energy prices rise, lower job growth follows."
"We appreciate her ongoing support regarding issues facing our consumers."
"Endangered fish costs are a major reason for electricity rate increases in the Pacific Northwest region, reaching over 30% of the costs passed on to consumers."
"The utterly unreasonable effect of this law is now impoverishing millions of people in western communities, devastating the agricultural sector of our economy and threatening all of us with permanent ..."
"It is simply nonsense to believe that it's economically possible without taxpayer assistance to build major transmission lines that only support intermittent renewable energy sources."
"We appreciate the initiative of Representative McMorris Rodgers and the cosponsors in raising this issue."
"We need to put the land back to work. We need to put our counties back to work."
"I am concerned about the EPA regulations and the potential to eliminate 131 gigawatts of baseload power..."