Position: Secretary - Energy

Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation    

Rep. Jay Inslee

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Nominee's Background: 4 term Democratic Congressman from Washington State. Prime Co-Sponsor of Apollo Energy Program in Congress which has the strong backing of Senator John Kerry Nominating Speech: Jay Inslee is a prime co-sponsor of the Apollo Energy Program in Congress. He believes that alternative energy resources not only make sense from environmental and commercial values but from a national security sense as well. In his time in Congress, Jay has voted to deny drilling in ANWR, voted to support the Kyoto Protocol, voted to raise CAFE standards and against the Bush/Cheney "drill til we drop" energy proposals. To research this nominee, please look for them on the Wikipedia website or at Google.

Progressive Criteria: The Department of Energy will Work for a massive reorientation of the country's energy systems to conservation and renewables; Support research and development in energy conservation and renewables; Work to move us away from an oil/carbon-based economy; Recommit our country to nuclear non-proliferation: stop nuclear arms Research and Development. We should be international leaders in this important work; Dismantle nuclear stockpiles, work with other countries and the UN in securing errant nuclear materials.

• House approves bill on drilling, oil spills
  The House approved a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills and impose new fees on oil and gas production.
• House takes up oil spill legislation
  The House debated a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills, and impose new fees on oil and gas taken from federal lands.
• House Approved a Bill To Boost Safety Standards
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills and impose new fees on oil and gas production. Democratic leaders hailed the bill as a comprehensive response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and said it would increase drilling safety and crack down on oil companies such as BP. Companies ...
• Kitsap commissioner candidates make county permitting a campaign issue
  The Kitsap County Department of Community Development was the central point of contention among Central Kitsap commissioner candidates Thursday during a forum hosted by the Bremerton NAACP.
• House takes up oil spill legislation
  House takes up bill to crack down on offshore drilling, remove liability cap
• Lobbying in full swing after Boeing, Airbus submit tanker bids
  The fight over who will build a new air force refueling tanker is back on. The Boeing Co. submitted its bid Friday. The Airbus team put in its bid on Thursday. And the lobbying has begun in earnest.
• Two GOP newcomers ready to take on Inslee
  U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee won re-election in 2008 with almost 70 percent of the vote. But that hasn't discouraged two Republican challengers in the Aug. 17 primary who blame Inslee and other Democrats in Congress for piling up debt and not helping turn around the economy.
• House Dems Buck Obama on Afghanistan
  102 Democrats oppose funding for President Obama's surge in Afghanistan. Barack Obama - Afghanistan - President of the United States - United States - President
• Inslee, McDermott vote against war spending bill
  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House on Tuesday evening passed a $59 billion war funding bill that isn't paid for -- and it was Democrats, not Republicans, crying foul against further deficit spending.
• Congress clears war funding
  Tens of billions are approved for Afghanistan war.