Eleven Senators and seventeen Delegates from Montgomery and Prince George's Counties signed a joint letter to the Maryland Public Service Commission calling for electricity re-regulation. Find out who signed below!
Here's the letter:
The identities of the non-signatories are even more interesting than the signatories. Five Senators and thirty-one Delegates did not sign:
Senator Rob Garagiola (D-15)
Senator Jennie Forehand (D-17)
Senator Nancy King (D-39)
Senator Nathaniel Exum (D-24)
Senate President Mike Miller (D-27)
Delegate Anne Kaiser (D-14)
Delegate Herman Taylor (D-14)
Delegate Kathleen Dumais (D-15)
Delegate Brian Feldman (D-15)
Delegate Craig Rice (D-15)
Delegate Bill Bronrott (D-16)
Delegate Bill Frick (D-16)
House Majority Leader Kumar Barve (D-17)
Delegate Jim Gilchrist (D-17)
Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17)
Delegate Al Carr (D-18)
Delegate Roger Manno (D-19)
Delegate Sheila Hixson (D-20)
Delegate Tom Hucker (D-20)
Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-20)
Delegate Charles Barkley (D-39)
Delegate Kirill Reznik (D-39)
Delegate Tawanna Gaines (D-22)
Delegate Anne Healey (D-22)
Delegate Gerron Levi (D-23A)
Delegate Marvin Holmes (D-23B)
Delegate Carolyn Howard (D-24)
Delegate Michael Vaughn (D-24)
Delegate Aisha Braveboy (D-25)
Delegate Dereck Davis (D-25)
Delegate Melony Griffith (D-25)
Delegate Veronica Turner (D-26)
Delegate Jay Walker (D-26)
Delegate James Proctor (D-27A)
Delegate Sue Cullen (D-27B)
Delegate Jolene Ivey (D-47)
These legislators were wise to withhold their signatures right now. Any state politicians who really want to save their constituents money should first protect their right to save double-digits off their bill through consumer choice. Re-regulation would end those savings. If the electricity industry truly needs reform, that reform must protect our existing ability to save money first.
Update: Not a single member of the two committees with jurisdiction over re-regulation, Senate Finance and House Economic Matters, signed this letter. These are the legislators who actually heard testimony on the issue last year.
Friday, August 07, 2009
MoCo and Prince George's State Legislators Urge Re-Regulation (Updated)
Posted by Adam Pagnucco at 2:00 PM
Labels: deregulation, Electricity