XXXX Voted Against Specifying That Manipulating Electric Energy Market Is Illegal. In November 2003, XXXX voted against amendment “to make clear in the Federal Power Act that manipulation is illegal in the electricity energy market.” [Vote 439, 11/5/03; Associated Press, 11/5/03] XXXX Voted For Increasing Air Conditioning Efficiency Standard. In 2002, XXXX voted for increasing the seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) standard for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps form 10 to 13, and would instruct the Secretary of Energy to revise the seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) standard for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps within 60 days of enactment of this Act. The amendment was agreed to, 52-47. [S 517, Vote 89, 4/25/02] XXXX Supported An Environmentalist Favored Proposal To Promote The Use Of Combined Heat And Power Facilities. In 2002, XXXX voted in support of a proposal aimed at promoting the use of combined heat and power facilities to produce electricity. These facilities were attractive to environmentalists because they used energy more efficiently than conventional power plants. The vote was on a motion to table the Carper amendment to the National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act of 2001. [S 517, Vote 82, 4/24/02; Associated Press, 4/24/02] XXXX Opposed Calling For Studies On Hydroelectric Relicensing. In 2002, XXXX voted against calling for two studies on hydroelectric relicensing, the first of which would be on fishways and the second of which would be on streamlining the relicensing process. The motion to table was agreed to, 54-43. [S 517, Vote 81, 4/24/02] XXXX Voted Against Increasing Electric Utility Regulation. In 2002, XXXX voted against increasing the regulation of electric utilities by imposing higher standards to permit mergers and acquisitions of electric utilities. The amendment would also require increased public disclosure and transaction transparency by electric utilities. The motion to table was agreed to, 58-39. [S 517, Vote 80, 4/24/02] XXXX Voted Against Establishing A Consumer Energy Commission. In 2001,XXXX voted establishing an 11-member Consumer Energy Commission to study and report on price spikes in major United States consumer energy products since 1990, with a focus on the various causes of such spikes and on how to avert them. The amendment was agreed to, 69-30. [S 517, Vote 66, 4/11/02] XXXX to FERC Develop Electricity Reliability Standards. In 2002, XXXX voted to charge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with developing and enforcing electricity reliability standards and would substitute provisions that would have independent experts, with FERC oversight, develop and implement reliability standards, which would be enforced by the FERC. The motion was agreed to, 60-40. [S 517, Vote 49, 3/14/02] LIHEAP XXXX Voted to Block Consideration of Measure Expanding Low Income Home Energy Assistance. In July 2008, XXXX voted to block consideration of a bill boosting assistance for low-income families struggling with energy costs. The measure would nearly double fiscal 2008 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, with an infusion of $2.5 billion. The motion to invoke cloture failed 50-35. [CQ Today, 7/26/08; Vote 187, 7/26/08] XXXX opposed Gregg Amendment On LIHEAP Funding. In December 2007, XXXX opposed an amendment by New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg that would have provided an increase to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Gregg’s amendment would have provided a $1 billion increase to the LIHEAP program by eliminating a new, mandatory $5.1 billion five-year agriculture disaster trust fund that was included in the 2007 Farm Bill. The Gregg amendment was rejected 37-58. [Vote 418, 12/12/07; AP, 12/11/07] XXXX Tried to Slash $9 Billion, Included LIHEAP Funding. In October 2007 XXXX voted to slash $9 billion in funding for essential priorities in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, such as the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, No Child Left Behind funding, research for medical cures, child care assistance for working families, and Pell Grants. LIHEAP is funded through the Department of Health 115