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Statement
by Cena Swisher,
Program Director at Taxpayers for Common Sense on
the Bush Administration’s Energy Report
The recommendations
in Bush-Cheney energy plan promote many policies that
have been advocated in the past and failed. Coal and nuclear
power are the clear winners in this plan. The resurgence of
both nuclear power research and development and clean coal
technology represent a step back in energy policy.
The Administration
leaves the heavy lifting to Congress. The report does not
include some of the most unpopular tax subsidies to the oil
and gas industries. The report doesn’t need to include
tax subsidies to the oil and gas industries as Congress will
expand upon these existing giveaways, and will more than likely
authorize new tax breaks for these wealthy industries.
This report
also brings back programs that have been killed several times
by Congress, such as Pyroprocessing technology for spent nuclear
fuel. It’s a
budget of the living dead.
The end
result will be the combining of the Administration’s
and Congress’ plans, resulting in billions in subsidies
for wealthy energy industries.
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