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  • Rohrabacher's Floor Speech Regarding Advanced Nuclear Reactors
    Jul 14, 2011 - By: Dana Rohrabacher Date: July 14, 2011 Location: Washington, DC BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment which would require that the amount provided for in title 17 of the Energy and Water development appropriations bill for loan guarantees for advanced... More
  • Floor Statement on H.R. 5866
    Nov 30, 2010 - I rise in support of H.R. 5866. Nuclear power has been a cornerstone of American domestic energy policy for decades, and it could have had great positive impact if we had not succumbed to irrational attacks by environmental radicals – who seem to oppose any source of energy. They ended up costing us... More
  • ***PRESS RELEASE*** *CORRECTION* Rep. Rohrabacher Applauds Approval of Solar Power Projects in CA
    Oct 7, 2010 - Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has approved the first large scale solar-energy plants on public lands as part of a fast track program to spur more rapid approval of renewable energy projects. The two development projects are located on federal land in the California desert. Rep. Dana Rohraba... More
  • Committee examines ways to advance the nuclear energy "renaissance"
    May 19, 2010 - The Committee on Science and Technology today held a hearing on nuclear energy research and development (R&D), with a focus on how the federal government can best advance new reactor design and development, particularly through support for small, modular reactors (SMRs) to complement existing large ... More
  • Roll Call, 10/19/09: "Radical Environmentalists Interfere With Energy Alternatives," by Dana Rohrabacher
    Oct 19, 2009 - Lizards: 1, American security and economy: 0. That is the latest scorecard for the environmentalists who have won another victory in their movement to block any new sources of energy that would solve so many of our problems here at home. Just a few short weeks ago, BrightSource Energy Inc. decided t... More
  • United Nations Climate Change Summit
    Sep 27, 2009 - This week, the United Nations is holding a "Climate Change Summit" to get the international community on the same page about man-made global warming. They are preparing for the UN "Climate Change Conference" in Copenhagen this December, where they plan to create even more oppressive and harmful rule... More
  • ***PRESS RELEASE*** A Year Later, Still No Solar Power Permits Approved
    Jul 28, 2009 - Today, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), joined by 17 fellow Members, sent a letter of inquiry to Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, demanding the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) move forward in processing renewable energy project permits. Approximately 160 active applications for sola... More
  • Climate Bill is a Job-Killing Energy Tax on America (updated)
    Jun 26, 2009 - Earlier today, I voted NO on the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 or as I like to call it the “cap and tax” bill. (The House passed the bill by a vote of 219-212. It will now be sent to the Senate, for consideration.) If this piece of legislation becomes law, it could be ... More
  • Rohrabacher Testifies on Solar Power Amendment To Cap and Trade Bill
    Jun 25, 2009 - Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) testified today before the Committee on Rules in support of his Emergency Solar Power Permit amendment to H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The amendment would exempt solar energy projects on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management from envir... More
  • Cap and Tax: the Biggest Power Grab in History
    Jun 8, 2009 - I came across an editorial in yesterday's Washington Post that bolster's my position that the Waxman-Markey "Cap and Tax" bill is the largest power grab in history. I have provided a link and excerpts below. In Freedom, Dana --- The Washington Post: "The unexamined federal regulation in a House ener... More