By Bill Ritter
An enthusiastic group of 70 attended and joined Davis Mayor Pro-tem Ruth Asmundson, Davis Councilmember Lamar Heystek, Yolo County Assessor Joel Butler, West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon, former Davis Councilmembers Mike Harrington, Jerry Kaneko and former Davis School Member Jim Provenza along with members of the Davis Democratic Club and members of the UC Davis College Democratic Club.
After campaigning with Charlie for the day Max came to our town to deliver his message of hope and urgency that the 2008 elections are critical to repairing our nation from the disaster the George W. Bush administration has brought upon us.
After being introduced by both Jan & Charlie Brown, Max joked that folks often ask him how he wound up in a wheelchair losing both his legs and an arm, to which he replied “I went duck hunting with Dick Cheney.”
Turning to the matter at hand, Max reminded the crowd how the Bush/Cheney administration has seriously damaged our country leaving us with massive debt and deficits, an economy that is in a recession, 9,000 American citizens a month losing their homes, a needless and unnecessary Iraqi War all the while failing to capture Osama Bin Laben in Afghanistan and destroy Al Queda and not taking care of our wounded veterans as they return from war. It is due to this massive incompetence that Max is once again traveling throughout the country campaigning for candidates who are seeking to return sanity and good government to Washington DC.
It was simply a joy to be in the presence of this wonderful man who is such an inspiration to all of us.
Having shown his 2006 campaign to be credible and nearly successful, Charlie Brown is recognized by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a top-tier candidate worthy of early and significant support. Several months ago Majority Leader Steny Hoyer came to the district and announced the Democratic Congressional Leadership was supporting Brown with resources his first campaign did not have.
As was the case in 2006, many of us from Davis and Yolo County will be again volunteering to work to elect Charlie Brown and see him join our own Congressman Mike Thompson in Washington DC. Hearing from Senator Cleland inspired and reaffirmed our determination to do all we can to help Charlie Brown.
I agree with all of the comments about the Bush Administration, however one thing is missing. The American people voted Bush into office twice and also voted in a supporing cast that rubber stamped everything the idiot wanted. WE are partly responsible for what has happened. It is not enough to simply vote – please do more!
I agree with all of the comments about the Bush Administration, however one thing is missing. The American people voted Bush into office twice and also voted in a supporing cast that rubber stamped everything the idiot wanted. WE are partly responsible for what has happened. It is not enough to simply vote – please do more!
I agree with all of the comments about the Bush Administration, however one thing is missing. The American people voted Bush into office twice and also voted in a supporing cast that rubber stamped everything the idiot wanted. WE are partly responsible for what has happened. It is not enough to simply vote – please do more!
I agree with all of the comments about the Bush Administration, however one thing is missing. The American people voted Bush into office twice and also voted in a supporing cast that rubber stamped everything the idiot wanted. WE are partly responsible for what has happened. It is not enough to simply vote – please do more!
The American people did not vote Bush into office in 2000. The lopsided Supreme Court did.
The American people did not vote Bush into office in 2000. The lopsided Supreme Court did.
The American people did not vote Bush into office in 2000. The lopsided Supreme Court did.
The American people did not vote Bush into office in 2000. The lopsided Supreme Court did.
The American people did not vote for Bush in 2000 or 2004.
If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.
The American people did not vote for Bush in 2000 or 2004.
If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.
The American people did not vote for Bush in 2000 or 2004.
If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.
The American people did not vote for Bush in 2000 or 2004.
If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.
Oh goodness, more party rhetoric! Remember, a Democratic Congress controls right now, and could have “fixed” many of the problems the Democrats are always whining about. Prior to this, the Republicans were in power and had the chance to “fix” the problems they were whining about as well and did not. Both parties just seem to throw money at any one problem and hope it goes away. What I see is a lot of politicians complaining about what is wrong, but very few willing to roll up their sleeves and wade into the fray and actually DO SOMETHING!
It is easy to complain, much harder to actually solve problems. The blame game gets us nowhere. Even if you truly believe the election was stolen twice by the Republicans, it represents spilled milk – there is no use crying over it. What is done is done. MOVE ON!
I don’t care which party is in power, so long as they make an honest effort to address the real issues. All this global warming business for instance, is not being capitalized on, in dealing with the hard issues. We need a comprehensive energy policy, that promotes alternative fuels, and attempts to make us oil independent as a nation. We have needed this sort of policy as far back as 1976!
A pox on both parties, for not doing much of anything except complain. I WANT RESULTS!
Oh goodness, more party rhetoric! Remember, a Democratic Congress controls right now, and could have “fixed” many of the problems the Democrats are always whining about. Prior to this, the Republicans were in power and had the chance to “fix” the problems they were whining about as well and did not. Both parties just seem to throw money at any one problem and hope it goes away. What I see is a lot of politicians complaining about what is wrong, but very few willing to roll up their sleeves and wade into the fray and actually DO SOMETHING!
It is easy to complain, much harder to actually solve problems. The blame game gets us nowhere. Even if you truly believe the election was stolen twice by the Republicans, it represents spilled milk – there is no use crying over it. What is done is done. MOVE ON!
I don’t care which party is in power, so long as they make an honest effort to address the real issues. All this global warming business for instance, is not being capitalized on, in dealing with the hard issues. We need a comprehensive energy policy, that promotes alternative fuels, and attempts to make us oil independent as a nation. We have needed this sort of policy as far back as 1976!
A pox on both parties, for not doing much of anything except complain. I WANT RESULTS!
Oh goodness, more party rhetoric! Remember, a Democratic Congress controls right now, and could have “fixed” many of the problems the Democrats are always whining about. Prior to this, the Republicans were in power and had the chance to “fix” the problems they were whining about as well and did not. Both parties just seem to throw money at any one problem and hope it goes away. What I see is a lot of politicians complaining about what is wrong, but very few willing to roll up their sleeves and wade into the fray and actually DO SOMETHING!
It is easy to complain, much harder to actually solve problems. The blame game gets us nowhere. Even if you truly believe the election was stolen twice by the Republicans, it represents spilled milk – there is no use crying over it. What is done is done. MOVE ON!
I don’t care which party is in power, so long as they make an honest effort to address the real issues. All this global warming business for instance, is not being capitalized on, in dealing with the hard issues. We need a comprehensive energy policy, that promotes alternative fuels, and attempts to make us oil independent as a nation. We have needed this sort of policy as far back as 1976!
A pox on both parties, for not doing much of anything except complain. I WANT RESULTS!
Oh goodness, more party rhetoric! Remember, a Democratic Congress controls right now, and could have “fixed” many of the problems the Democrats are always whining about. Prior to this, the Republicans were in power and had the chance to “fix” the problems they were whining about as well and did not. Both parties just seem to throw money at any one problem and hope it goes away. What I see is a lot of politicians complaining about what is wrong, but very few willing to roll up their sleeves and wade into the fray and actually DO SOMETHING!
It is easy to complain, much harder to actually solve problems. The blame game gets us nowhere. Even if you truly believe the election was stolen twice by the Republicans, it represents spilled milk – there is no use crying over it. What is done is done. MOVE ON!
I don’t care which party is in power, so long as they make an honest effort to address the real issues. All this global warming business for instance, is not being capitalized on, in dealing with the hard issues. We need a comprehensive energy policy, that promotes alternative fuels, and attempts to make us oil independent as a nation. We have needed this sort of policy as far back as 1976!
A pox on both parties, for not doing much of anything except complain. I WANT RESULTS!
“a Democratic Congress controls right now”
Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.
“a Democratic Congress controls right now”
Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.
“a Democratic Congress controls right now”
Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.
“a Democratic Congress controls right now”
Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.
“Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.”
Excuses, excuses.
“Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.”
Excuses, excuses.
“Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.”
Excuses, excuses.
“Let’s be honest, let’s be honest. The Democratic Congress doesn’t really control anything. They have a bare majority in the house, an easily filibustered majority in the Senate, and a president that will veto most things that get through the first two, there is very little they can do to effect policy change.”
Excuses, excuses.
“Excuses, excuses. “
facts, facts.
“Excuses, excuses. “
facts, facts.
“Excuses, excuses. “
facts, facts.
“Excuses, excuses. “
facts, facts.
” A Democrat said…
“Excuses, excuses.”
facts, facts.”
Facts according to who? One person’s fact is another’s opinion!
Congress has a very bad habit, no matter the party affiliation, of doing nothing more than throwing money at a problem. My other favorite they do is forming an “investigative committee” to look into the problem so Congressman can grandstand in front of the camera.
Think about it. Al Gore had eight years to show concern about global warming. All of the sudden, when Democrats desperately need a cause to latch onto for their campaign, bc they are on the losing side of the Iraq discussion (the nation as a whole is against a sudden pullout), suddenly global warming is front and center for the Democratic Party. How convenient. The Republicans had control of Congress and a President of their own party in power, but did they get any kind of an energy policy going? No way, no how. Now why is that?
Both parties benefit from the gasoline tax. The revenues from this tax are spent by Congress on whatever makes either party look good. It is much easier to spend money on feel-good programs, than to truly solve some of our nation’s more pressing problems. I see a lot of time in front of the camera on the part of both sides, but very little in the way of pushing for solid solutions. The immigration issue on the borders would have been a non-issue had not the Minutemen pushed that subject front and center. Congress would have just let the immigration mess lie unaddressed as too hot a potato to deal with – including John McCain.
” A Democrat said…
“Excuses, excuses.”
facts, facts.”
Facts according to who? One person’s fact is another’s opinion!
Congress has a very bad habit, no matter the party affiliation, of doing nothing more than throwing money at a problem. My other favorite they do is forming an “investigative committee” to look into the problem so Congressman can grandstand in front of the camera.
Think about it. Al Gore had eight years to show concern about global warming. All of the sudden, when Democrats desperately need a cause to latch onto for their campaign, bc they are on the losing side of the Iraq discussion (the nation as a whole is against a sudden pullout), suddenly global warming is front and center for the Democratic Party. How convenient. The Republicans had control of Congress and a President of their own party in power, but did they get any kind of an energy policy going? No way, no how. Now why is that?
Both parties benefit from the gasoline tax. The revenues from this tax are spent by Congress on whatever makes either party look good. It is much easier to spend money on feel-good programs, than to truly solve some of our nation’s more pressing problems. I see a lot of time in front of the camera on the part of both sides, but very little in the way of pushing for solid solutions. The immigration issue on the borders would have been a non-issue had not the Minutemen pushed that subject front and center. Congress would have just let the immigration mess lie unaddressed as too hot a potato to deal with – including John McCain.
” A Democrat said…
“Excuses, excuses.”
facts, facts.”
Facts according to who? One person’s fact is another’s opinion!
Congress has a very bad habit, no matter the party affiliation, of doing nothing more than throwing money at a problem. My other favorite they do is forming an “investigative committee” to look into the problem so Congressman can grandstand in front of the camera.
Think about it. Al Gore had eight years to show concern about global warming. All of the sudden, when Democrats desperately need a cause to latch onto for their campaign, bc they are on the losing side of the Iraq discussion (the nation as a whole is against a sudden pullout), suddenly global warming is front and center for the Democratic Party. How convenient. The Republicans had control of Congress and a President of their own party in power, but did they get any kind of an energy policy going? No way, no how. Now why is that?
Both parties benefit from the gasoline tax. The revenues from this tax are spent by Congress on whatever makes either party look good. It is much easier to spend money on feel-good programs, than to truly solve some of our nation’s more pressing problems. I see a lot of time in front of the camera on the part of both sides, but very little in the way of pushing for solid solutions. The immigration issue on the borders would have been a non-issue had not the Minutemen pushed that subject front and center. Congress would have just let the immigration mess lie unaddressed as too hot a potato to deal with – including John McCain.
” A Democrat said…
“Excuses, excuses.”
facts, facts.”
Facts according to who? One person’s fact is another’s opinion!
Congress has a very bad habit, no matter the party affiliation, of doing nothing more than throwing money at a problem. My other favorite they do is forming an “investigative committee” to look into the problem so Congressman can grandstand in front of the camera.
Think about it. Al Gore had eight years to show concern about global warming. All of the sudden, when Democrats desperately need a cause to latch onto for their campaign, bc they are on the losing side of the Iraq discussion (the nation as a whole is against a sudden pullout), suddenly global warming is front and center for the Democratic Party. How convenient. The Republicans had control of Congress and a President of their own party in power, but did they get any kind of an energy policy going? No way, no how. Now why is that?
Both parties benefit from the gasoline tax. The revenues from this tax are spent by Congress on whatever makes either party look good. It is much easier to spend money on feel-good programs, than to truly solve some of our nation’s more pressing problems. I see a lot of time in front of the camera on the part of both sides, but very little in the way of pushing for solid solutions. The immigration issue on the borders would have been a non-issue had not the Minutemen pushed that subject front and center. Congress would have just let the immigration mess lie unaddressed as too hot a potato to deal with – including John McCain.
Good Information, anon 5/1/08 9:56 AM, I didn’t know the non-partisan election officials in Ohio pursued that travesty, and fixed the problem. Thank God Diebold is exposed and banned from Ohio. I still have nightmares about the Young Florida Republicans bellowing and beating down the doors of the county election offices while the count went on in 2000:
“If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.”
Good Information, anon 5/1/08 9:56 AM, I didn’t know the non-partisan election officials in Ohio pursued that travesty, and fixed the problem. Thank God Diebold is exposed and banned from Ohio. I still have nightmares about the Young Florida Republicans bellowing and beating down the doors of the county election offices while the count went on in 2000:
“If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.”
Good Information, anon 5/1/08 9:56 AM, I didn’t know the non-partisan election officials in Ohio pursued that travesty, and fixed the problem. Thank God Diebold is exposed and banned from Ohio. I still have nightmares about the Young Florida Republicans bellowing and beating down the doors of the county election offices while the count went on in 2000:
“If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.”
Good Information, anon 5/1/08 9:56 AM, I didn’t know the non-partisan election officials in Ohio pursued that travesty, and fixed the problem. Thank God Diebold is exposed and banned from Ohio. I still have nightmares about the Young Florida Republicans bellowing and beating down the doors of the county election offices while the count went on in 2000:
“If you followed the fall-out in Ohio where elections officials in the swing counties are now jailed because they destroyed election records..you would see that the ’04 race was stolen as well. Since ’04 Ohio completely kicked out republicans from every major state wide office and banned the use of Diebald. Bush stole ’04 as well.”
Dear Let’s Get Real:
Please do you research. Traditionally, the gas tax has gone to the Highway Trust Fund, which is spent on highways and bridges. As the following link shows, it has lately been amended to send a portion of the tax to a Mass Transit Trust Fund. At one time, part of the gas tax went to deficit reduction, but that has since been repealed. The federal tax is currently 18.4 cents per gallon, all of which goes to the Highway trust fund.
http://www.artba.org/economics_research/reports/gas_tax_history.htm
Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.
Also, I’m not sayingthat Democrats in Congress are perfect. I’d like to see them doing a lot more. But there has to be an element of pragmatism in what they can realistically accomplish.
Dear Let’s Get Real:
Please do you research. Traditionally, the gas tax has gone to the Highway Trust Fund, which is spent on highways and bridges. As the following link shows, it has lately been amended to send a portion of the tax to a Mass Transit Trust Fund. At one time, part of the gas tax went to deficit reduction, but that has since been repealed. The federal tax is currently 18.4 cents per gallon, all of which goes to the Highway trust fund.
http://www.artba.org/economics_research/reports/gas_tax_history.htm
Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.
Also, I’m not sayingthat Democrats in Congress are perfect. I’d like to see them doing a lot more. But there has to be an element of pragmatism in what they can realistically accomplish.
Dear Let’s Get Real:
Please do you research. Traditionally, the gas tax has gone to the Highway Trust Fund, which is spent on highways and bridges. As the following link shows, it has lately been amended to send a portion of the tax to a Mass Transit Trust Fund. At one time, part of the gas tax went to deficit reduction, but that has since been repealed. The federal tax is currently 18.4 cents per gallon, all of which goes to the Highway trust fund.
http://www.artba.org/economics_research/reports/gas_tax_history.htm
Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.
Also, I’m not sayingthat Democrats in Congress are perfect. I’d like to see them doing a lot more. But there has to be an element of pragmatism in what they can realistically accomplish.
Dear Let’s Get Real:
Please do you research. Traditionally, the gas tax has gone to the Highway Trust Fund, which is spent on highways and bridges. As the following link shows, it has lately been amended to send a portion of the tax to a Mass Transit Trust Fund. At one time, part of the gas tax went to deficit reduction, but that has since been repealed. The federal tax is currently 18.4 cents per gallon, all of which goes to the Highway trust fund.
http://www.artba.org/economics_research/reports/gas_tax_history.htm
Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.
Also, I’m not sayingthat Democrats in Congress are perfect. I’d like to see them doing a lot more. But there has to be an element of pragmatism in what they can realistically accomplish.
“Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.”
I sat in gas lines in 1976. So Congress had had more than thirty years to push towards oil independence, by promoting alternative energy sources. I haven’t seen diddly. Wind? Ted Kennedy wouldn’t have it off Cape Cod, bc it would have obstructed the view from his palatial mansion. CA will not allow, as most coastal states won’t, oil exploration off shore. Nuclear is pretty much dead in this country, even though newer much safer reactors can be built. Solar has not really taken off, yet new technology is on the horizon that could possibly make solar panels the thickness of paper. What is happening with fuel cell technology? None of this is wending its way through Congress nearly fast enough for my taste. Thirty plus years is more than long enough to have gotten something better than we have off the ground.
“Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.”
I sat in gas lines in 1976. So Congress had had more than thirty years to push towards oil independence, by promoting alternative energy sources. I haven’t seen diddly. Wind? Ted Kennedy wouldn’t have it off Cape Cod, bc it would have obstructed the view from his palatial mansion. CA will not allow, as most coastal states won’t, oil exploration off shore. Nuclear is pretty much dead in this country, even though newer much safer reactors can be built. Solar has not really taken off, yet new technology is on the horizon that could possibly make solar panels the thickness of paper. What is happening with fuel cell technology? None of this is wending its way through Congress nearly fast enough for my taste. Thirty plus years is more than long enough to have gotten something better than we have off the ground.
“Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.”
I sat in gas lines in 1976. So Congress had had more than thirty years to push towards oil independence, by promoting alternative energy sources. I haven’t seen diddly. Wind? Ted Kennedy wouldn’t have it off Cape Cod, bc it would have obstructed the view from his palatial mansion. CA will not allow, as most coastal states won’t, oil exploration off shore. Nuclear is pretty much dead in this country, even though newer much safer reactors can be built. Solar has not really taken off, yet new technology is on the horizon that could possibly make solar panels the thickness of paper. What is happening with fuel cell technology? None of this is wending its way through Congress nearly fast enough for my taste. Thirty plus years is more than long enough to have gotten something better than we have off the ground.
“Also, the House recently passed legislation providing tax breaks and credits for alternative energy and fuels development. It is currently stuck in the Senate, and faces a veto threat. Please reconcile that with your facts.”
I sat in gas lines in 1976. So Congress had had more than thirty years to push towards oil independence, by promoting alternative energy sources. I haven’t seen diddly. Wind? Ted Kennedy wouldn’t have it off Cape Cod, bc it would have obstructed the view from his palatial mansion. CA will not allow, as most coastal states won’t, oil exploration off shore. Nuclear is pretty much dead in this country, even though newer much safer reactors can be built. Solar has not really taken off, yet new technology is on the horizon that could possibly make solar panels the thickness of paper. What is happening with fuel cell technology? None of this is wending its way through Congress nearly fast enough for my taste. Thirty plus years is more than long enough to have gotten something better than we have off the ground.
I agree we should be doing better, but since I can’t go back and talk to the mid-80s Congress about it, we’ll have to do what we can going forward.
As stated, I think this is a good step forward, and it includes possible funding (via gov’t-backed loans, I think) for nuclear power. That isn’t going to be popular, but it’s in there.
I agree we should be doing better, but since I can’t go back and talk to the mid-80s Congress about it, we’ll have to do what we can going forward.
As stated, I think this is a good step forward, and it includes possible funding (via gov’t-backed loans, I think) for nuclear power. That isn’t going to be popular, but it’s in there.
I agree we should be doing better, but since I can’t go back and talk to the mid-80s Congress about it, we’ll have to do what we can going forward.
As stated, I think this is a good step forward, and it includes possible funding (via gov’t-backed loans, I think) for nuclear power. That isn’t going to be popular, but it’s in there.
I agree we should be doing better, but since I can’t go back and talk to the mid-80s Congress about it, we’ll have to do what we can going forward.
As stated, I think this is a good step forward, and it includes possible funding (via gov’t-backed loans, I think) for nuclear power. That isn’t going to be popular, but it’s in there.