John Tanner on Energy & Oil

Democratic Representative (TN-8): Click here for 16 full quotes OR click here for John Tanner on other issues. Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008) Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008) Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007) Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007) Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007) Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006) Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006) Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005) Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004) Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003) Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000) Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000) Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001) Rated 67% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence. (Dec 2006)

Zach Wamp on Energy & Oil

Republican Representative (TN-3): Click here for 15 full quotes OR click here for Zach Wamp on other issues. Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008) Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008) Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007) Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007) Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007) Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004) Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003) Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000) Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006) Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)

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Former candidates & officeholders:

Ed Bryant on Energy & Oil

Republican (District 7): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Bob Clement on Energy & Oil

Democrat (District 5): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Harold Ford on Energy & Oil

Democrat (District 9): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Grow our way to energy independence, while drilling Alaska. (Oct 2006) We need an energy policy that reduces Mideast oil. (Jan 2006) Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005) Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004) Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003) Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000) Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000) Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001) Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001) Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)

Van Hilleary on Energy & Oil

Republican (District 4): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Bill Jenkins on Energy & Oil

Republican (District 1): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Bill Jenkins on other issues. Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004) Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Don Sundquist on Energy & Oil

Former Republican: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Don Sundquist on other issues. Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000) Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000) More funding to develop domestic energy supplies. (Sep 2001) Use federal funds for nuclear cleanup, with state input. (Sep 2001) Share offshore oil development revenue with states. (Sep 2001)

James Quillen on Energy & Oil

Republican Former (1994-) (District 1): Click here for James Quillen on other issues. No stance on record.

Bob Clement on Energy & Oil

Democratic Nominee (Former): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Tipper Gore on Energy & Oil

Democratic Candidate (Former): Click here for Tipper Gore on other issues. No stance on record.

Rosalind Kurita on Energy & Oil

Former Democratic challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Rosalind Kurita on other issues. We can't drill our way out of our energy problems. (Feb 2006)

Ed Bryant on Energy & Oil

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Harold Ford on Energy & Oil

Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep: Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Grow our way to energy independence, while drilling Alaska. (Oct 2006) We need an energy policy that reduces Mideast oil. (Jan 2006) Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005) Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004) Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003) Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000) Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000) Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001) Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001) Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)

Bill Frist on Energy & Oil

Republican Senate Majority Leader (TN, retiring 2006): Click here for 13 full quotes OR click here for Bill Frist on other issues. Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005) Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005) Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005) Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005) Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003) Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003) Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003) Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002) Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002) Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000) Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999) Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999) Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)

Van Hilleary on Energy & Oil

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Fred Thompson on Energy & Oil

Republican Sr Senator: Click here for 10 full quotes OR click here for Fred Thompson on other issues. Get ethanol market up, then let free market take over. (Oct 2007) Invest in alternative fuels; with R&D to reduce CO2. (Sep 2007) Oil dependency associated with every recession in 50 years. (Sep 2007) Solar system is warming, not earth. (Apr 2007) Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002) Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002) Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000) Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999) Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999) Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)

Bo Heyward on Energy & Oil

Independent challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Bo Heyward on other issues. Tap our own resources and build more refineries. (Apr 2006)