I received an e-mail from Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL 16th District) today which surprised cynical old me. Congressman Buchanan made his fortune from traditional car dealerships and (IIRC) he still owns the biggest Ford dealership in SW Florida; but....he did come to see the Model S shows at Sarasota Yacht Club twice where Larry and I squawked at him about EVs each time. Here's the text of the mail:
There's manyareas where I don't agree with Congressman Buchanan's views, but I'm plenty impressed that he stood up on this one. Now, if only we could get a few more of our leaders in Washington to agree on this point....
Big Oil continues to enjoy record profits as high gas prices victimize Florida families. It's essential that Washington put aside the partisan bickering and enact a comprehensive, balanced plan to reduce gas prices -- and we can start by holding the oil industry accountable.
As Memorial Day approaches, the price of gasoline continues to rise across the nation. Yet big oil continues to rake in windfall profits -- Exxon Mobil reporting $9.5 billion in the last quarter alone.
The last thing we should be doing is throwing taxpayer dollars at an industry that doesn’t need our help. That’s why I voted to eliminate $18 billion in wasteful and unnecessary tax subsidies for Big Oil. Specifically, the measure I supported ensures oil companies pay royalties, closes loopholes and ends giveaways in the tax code for the oil industry. I was one of only a handful of Republicans to support this measure.
Getting Americans back to work is my highest priority. I will continue to fight for commonsense, bipartisan solutions to get our economy back on track.
As always, please let me know what you think.
Vern
There's manyareas where I don't agree with Congressman Buchanan's views, but I'm plenty impressed that he stood up on this one. Now, if only we could get a few more of our leaders in Washington to agree on this point....
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