Kenney says oil legislation should have been formed earlier
By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter
Gubernatorial candidate Joe Kenney: Campaign PhotoCONCORD-- State Sen., and gubernatorial candidate, Joe Kenney (R-Wakefield) is applauding the legislation to help low-income residents deal with the rising cost of home heating oil, but says the plan should have been developed earlier.
"I'm pleased that we're taking action but I think we should have taken action six months ago," Kenney told PolitickerNH.com after a bipartisan news conference at the State House.
Gov. John Lynch (D-Hopkinton), joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, announced they have developed a plan that would allow the state to advance $10 million to a program designed to help residents afford to pay for home heating oil.
"I put out an energy plan two months ago to help people afford to heat their homes," Kenney added.
Kenney's energy plan would repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, help local governments to install energy efficient equipment, and creates an emergency energy fund through non-profit organizations and businesses.
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Who is Joe Kenney?
Does Joe Kenney even live in NH? Who is he?
Joe Kenney has been found!!
Joe Kenney has been found!! Thank God all of us GOP Headquarters have been worried sick! Joe next time you go out with Casey please tell someone!
Great to hear Mr. Kenney
Great to hear Mr. Kenney solved the heating oil crisis months ago. Who knew he was so effective?
However, as I consider his plan, I have to admit that I have a few questions on how it works. How will repealing RGGI help people heat their homes this year? Will they burn copies of the law in their wood stoves? And not to be too picky, but how does greater energy efficiency in my town hall, whatever that means, help the working poor to buy heating oil in January? Finally, how much money has Mr. Kenney's voluntary fund raised so far? $10 million? $1 million? $10,000? $276.82? Will it be enough?
Lynch
Has anyone seen lynch's ad? He is a spender, a liar and he refuses to pledge to "change". Take a look at this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGfBoF4nHM0
money talks
here we go again is all about money how much money kenney raise? it is about the people and the issues he doesn't ripp people off their money he doesn't need day and night add instead he help the poor
if you have nothing to do then dumn questions to ask why don't you go to prison and see all the gay peopele getting married you must be proud of your governor
lynch oil
he has no plan he just take taxpayer money
and give it back to the poor what a scheme
so the hole is now $510 million
what a crook
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