Roger Wicker on Energy & Oil Republican Jr Senator; previously Republican Representative (MS-1)

Human cause of climate change isn't settled

David Baria (D): Yes. Has long supported state commission to address it.

Roger Wicker (R): No. Human cause "isn't settled." In 2014, cast the only Senate vote against saying climate change was real.

Q: Limit or tax production of greenhouse gases?

David Baria (D): Yes to limiting greenhouse gases. One of top priorities is protecting the environment.

Roger Wicker (R): No on Obama greenhouse gas limits as assault on coal. Urged withdrawing from Paris Climate Accord, saying does no good & will harm US economy.

Q: Support government subsidies for renewable energy?

David Baria (D): Yes. Introduced bill giving tax credits for renewable energy & energy efficiency investments.

Roger Wicker (R): Has voted against tax credits for renewables. Supports all-of-the-above plan emphasizing liquified coal as a renewable approach.

Speed up nuclear plant processing; send waste to Yucca

A: Yes.

Q: Would you vote to oppose removing the designation of Yucca Mountain as the site for the temporary storage of nuclear waste?

A: Yes.

Drill offshore; drill ANWR; drill for oil shale

A: Yes.

Q: Would you vote to oppose restrictions that would limit access to and exploration of oil shale in the western United States?

A: Yes.

Q: Would you vote to allow environmentally responsible exploration and production in the portion of Alaska called ANWR, which is estimated to hold 10 billion barrels of oil?

A: Yes.

Co-authored a bill for more offshore drilling

Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence.

OnTheIssues.org interprets the 2005-2006 CAF scores as follows:

• 0% - 30%: opposition of energy independence (approx. 206 members)
• 30% - 70%: mixed record on energy independence (approx. 77 members)
• 70%-100%: support for energy independence (approx. 183 members)

The Campaign for America`s Future (CAF) is a center for ideas and action that works to build an enduring majority for progressive change. The Campaign advances a progressive economic agenda and a vision of the future that works for the many, not simply the few. The Campaign is leading the fight for America`s priorities--against privatization of Social Security, for investment in energy independence, good jobs and a sustainable economy, for an ethical and accountable Congress and for high quality public education.

About the CAF report, `Energy Independence: Record vs. Rhetoric`:

Energy independence has surfaced as a defining issue in the current elections. Are most candidates and both parties truly committed? To help distinguish the demonstrated level of support for homegrown, clean energy alternatives, we examined the voting records of current U.S. Representatives and Senators on bills vital to promoting those interests. Key pieces of legislation included goals for independence, and subsidies for the development of alternatives compared to subsidies for drilling and digging. We then compared votes on these issues with campaign contributions from major oil interests. The results show strong inverse correlations between political contributions from big oil and votes for energy independence.

Open the Outer Continental Shelf for oil & gas leasing.

A bill to address record high gas prices at the pump, and for other purposes. The Gas Price Reduction Act amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to prescribe procedures for petition, by the governor of a state with a new producing area within the offshore administrative boundaries beyond the state`s submerged land, to make the new producing area available for oil and gas leasing.

Repeals the prohibition against funding: (1) regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands; or (2) an oil shale lease sale.