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September 18, 2008                                                                                     (202) 479-7070

Hodes Ignores Reality of Energy Crisis, Ready for Another Vacation
After Voting for Sham “Energy” Bill, Hodes Wants Head Home to Spin Record

Washington- Showing concern over her re-election odds, Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) voted today to adjourn Congress for another vacation without making sure that energy legislation is enacted (House Roll Call 610). After Rep. Paul Hodes' last five-week paid vacation, he returned to Washington just long enough to vote for a sham “energy” bill designed only to give himself political cover to try and distract voters from his “do-nothing, drill-nothing” record on energy.  But unfortunately for Americans still feeling the pain at the pump, the Hodes-backed bill is “dead on arrival” in the Senate and has no chance of becoming law. 

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September 17, 2008                                                                                     (202) 479-7070

Shea-Porter Ducks for Political Cover Behind Dems’ Sham “Energy” Bill
Shea-Porter Votes Against Bi-partisan Compromise, Sided with “Dead on Arrival” Bill Instead”

Washington- Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) struck a political low-note for what may be her short-lived career in Congress as she voted against a bi-partisan compromise to address America’s energy crisis (House Roll Call 598).  Instead, Shea-Porter voted to pass a sham energy bill designed as “an elaborate exercise to give their Members a heaping dose of political cover” (Roll Call 9/15/08) (House Roll Call 599).

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September 17, 2008                                                                                     (202) 479-7070

Hodes Ducks for Political Cover Behind Dems’ Sham “Energy” Bill
Hodes Votes Against Bi-partisan Compromise, Sided with “Dead on Arrival” Bill Instead”

Washington- Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) struck a political low-note for what may be his short-lived career in Congress as he voted against a bi-partisan compromise to address America’s energy crisis (House Roll Call 598).  Instead, Hodes voted to pass a sham energy bill designed as “an elaborate exercise to give their Members a heaping dose of political cover” (Roll Call 9/15/08) (House Roll Call 599).

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September 15, 2008                                                                                     (202) 479-7070

Will Hodes Support Sham Energy Bill Bad for Coastal States?
Senator Landrieu “Urged House Members to Oppose” Dems “Energy” Bill that “Won’t See the Light of Day in the Senate”

Washington- Now that Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has made public statements calling on representatives like Paul Hodes (D-NH) to oppose the House Democrats’ new sham “energy” bill, Hodes owes his constituents a straight answer on who he will side with – the people of New Hampshire or his party bosses in Washington. 

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September 15, 2008                                                                                     (202) 479-7070

Will Shea-Porter Support Sham Energy Bill Bad for Coastal States?
Senator Landrieu “Urged House Members to Oppose” Dems “Energy” Bill that “Won’t See the Light of Day in the Senate”

Washington- Now that Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has made public statements calling on representatives like Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) to oppose the House Democrats’ new sham “energy” bill, Shea-Porter owes her constituents a straight answer on who she will side with – the people of New Hampshire or her party bosses in Washington.