Monthly Archives: April 2013

Media release: “Lawmakers oppose delmarva power’s rate increase request”

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[Note: Rep. Kowalko has prepared a summary of recent Delmarva Power “rate cases.”  See previous post.]

Delaware House of Representatives

Rep. John Kowalko

For Immediate Release: Contact: Drew Volturo

April 9, 2013 Work: (302) 744-4001 Cell: (302) 593-5969

Lawmakers oppose delmarva power’s rate increase request

State representatives and advocates voice need to protect Delawarean consumers

WILMINGTON – Declaring that recession-recovering families cannot afford it, lawmakers and advocates representing low-, middle- and fixed-income Delawareans gathered Tuesday to protest Delmarva Power’s latest request to increase electric rates by $42 million. Continue reading →

Carper, Coons, betray Delaware yet again — vote for tar sands oil pipeline

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ACTION: Call Coons and Carper.  Email their staffers.  Sign the petition.  But do something!

Two of the worst Democratic senators in the US Senate are from Delaware:  Chris Coons and Tom Carper.  These two are what have been called “Democrats in Name Only” (DINOs) in the sense that they almost always vote for fat-cat interests and betray the public interest.

On March 22, 2013, Coons and Carper disgraced themselves and mocked the interests of Delaware by joining 15 other “Democratic” senators in voting to support the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. Continue reading →