Jay Inslee: Washington's 1st Congressional District
Issues
Global warming
Due to Jay's longtime efforts to address climate change, he was appointed to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming in March 2007. Below are links to aspects of his work on this important issue.
| Inslee files targeted climate bill, calls for House action this year |
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[31 July 2008 ] At a clean-energy exposition on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee unveiled targeted climate legislation he hopes Congress will pass this year. |
| House bill would guarantee rates for clean-energy generators |
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[26 June 2008 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, along with three other House members, filed legislation that would provide much-needed investment security in the renewable-energy sector. |
| Inslee: Polar bears need protections, not just threatened title |
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[14 May 2008 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee released the following statement in response to the Interior Department’s decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. |
| Inslee, Waxman and Markey release principles for global-warming legislation |
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[22 April 2008 ] On Earth Day, three congressional leaders on climate and energy issues laid out principles for any effective legislative solution to the challenge of global warming. |
| Inslee response to Bush climate speech |
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[ 16 April 2008 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee responded to the president’s speech on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. |
| Inslee joins Pelosi on trip to address warming with leaders in India |
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[ 26 March 2008 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee today returned from a 10-day trip to India with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group of eight other members of Congress. The visit focused on engaging Indian government and business leaders in talks about addressing global warming. |
| House approves provision to help colleges go green |
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[ 7 February 2008 ] The House passed an amendment authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee that would improve key education grants by setting higher environmental standards for recipients. |
| Inslee: Seattle has led on global warming, feds must follow |
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[ 2 November 2007 ] Efforts to address global warming by mayors of major U.S. cities came under the national spotlight during a Seattle field hearing of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming that was chaired by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee. |
| Lawmakers file bill that would help connect clean energy to the power grid |
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[ 1 November 2007 ] TTwo members of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), today introduced legislation in the House that would make renewable electricity produced in rural areas available to urban energy users. |
| Inslee, Welch make small business bill green |
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[ 27 September 2007 ] The House today approved legislation that would modernize small business investment programs. The Small Business Investment Expansion Act, H.R. 3567, included two green amendments offered by U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). |
| Inslee supports energy package he helped shape |
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[ 4 August 2007 ] The U.S. House of Representatives approved two landmark energy independence bills aimed at weaning the nation off oil, creating American jobs and fighting global warming, goals shared by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee’s New Apollo Energy Act, H.R.2809. |
| Inslee unveils hallmark bill during debate on energy independence |
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[ 20 June 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee unveiled the second version of his comprehensive clean-energy bill during a markup of energy-independence legislation. |
| House includes energy efficiency measure in broad defense bill |
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[ 17 May 2007 ] The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that would set spending levels for the Defense Department, which included a provision authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee to reduce energy consumed at the federal agency. |
| Inslee files bill to set emission standards for transportation fuels |
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[ 8 May 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee introduced legislation in the House that would set greenhouse gas performance standards for all motor vehicle fuels. |
| House ok’s green building amendment |
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[ 25 April 2007 ] Under a measure authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee that was approved unanimously in the House, small businesses across the nation could apply for loans to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. |
| Lawmakers support listing polar bear as threatened |
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[ 9 April 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and 40 other members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in support of listing the polar bear as a threatened species. |
| Inslee reaction to ruling on vehicle emissions |
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[ 2 April 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee released the following statement on a landmark decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court today in the case of Massachusetts v. EPA. |
| Inslee wins seat on congressional global-warming panel |
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[ 9 March 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee was named to the much anticipated House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The 15-member panel, established by a vote in the House on Thursday, is charged with investigating emerging technologies that could help address global warming and making recommendations on policies that would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. |
| Inslee calls on Interior to allow open dialogue on global warming |
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[ 8 March 2007 ] In response to reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is prohibiting its arctic scientists from discussing global warming and impacts on polar bears, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee called on the Bush Administration to implement a policy of open dialogue and requested a briefing on specifics of rules implemented or briefings given to U.S. officials regarding their discussions on climate change, polar bears and sea ice. |
| Inslee continues to push for threatened status for polar bears |
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[ 5 March 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee testified at a three-hour public hearing at the Department of the Interior in support of listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act due to the loss of the iconic creature’s sea-ice habitat. |
| Inslee joins global warming lawsuit |
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[ 8 February 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and U.S. Sen. John Kerry joined conservation groups in a lawsuit against the Bush Administration. |
| Inslee brings green vehicle to Capitol Hill |
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[ 30 January 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee hosted the display of a plug-in hybrid concept car on Capitol Hill for members of Congress to preview. |
| Inslee offers bill to boost clean electricity |
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[ 30 January 2007 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee introduced legislation in the House that would allow families, farms, schools and small businesses that generate their own clean energy to receive credit for surplus power they put back into the electricity grid. |
| Inslee unveils plan to boost next generation hybrid cars |
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[ 23 January 2007 ] On the one-year anniversary of a campaign to promote cars that run primarily on electricity and have a gas-tank backup, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) unveiled legislation that would give a boost to so-called plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV’s). |
| Lawmakers push feds on polar bears, global warming |
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[ 27 December 2006 ] Thanks to pressure from conservationists, including a group of lawmakers, the Department of Interior acknowledged global warming and took initial steps toward saving polar bears from extinction. |
| House members call on feds for warming report |
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[ 11 December 2006 ] Twenty-four members of the House called on the government’s Climate Change Science Program to release a long-overdue national assessment of climate change and its impacts. |