Energy and Environment
According to the Tennessee Democratic Party the nation’s current energy policies pose economic, national security and environmental threats. It believes that the U.S. is too dependent on foreign oil. Congressman Jim Cooper believes that instead of sending money overseas to countries we are unfriendly with, we should consider other options to help power our country. Other energy and environmental friendly acts Tennessee Democrats have approved of include the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Protection Act, and the Clean Air Act. others include: the 10 Million Solar Roofs Act, American Clean Energy and Security Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Radioactive Import Deterrence Act, Grand Canyon Water Sheds Protection Act, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, the Safe Markets Development Act, the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance Program Act, and the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act.
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