National Association for State Community Services Programs March 2, 2011 Brad Penney Director of Government Relations.

National Association for State Community Services Programs March 2, 2011Brad Penney

Director of Government Relations

What is the Alliance to Save Energy?

The Alliance to Save Energy

Policy Leaders

Environ-mental Groups

Academia

Business Leaders

Mission: To promote energy efficiency

worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.

Organization: Staffed by 80+ professionals 33 years of experience $12 million annual budget Recognized as the premier

energy efficiency organization in the world

What is the Alliance to Save Energy?

The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.- Non-profit organization headquartered in U.S.; operations world-wide- Led by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Peter Darbee, Chairman of the

Board, CEO and President, PG&E Corporation- Includes 13 Members of Congress – Bi-Cameral; Bi-Partisan- Also includes environmental, consumer, and trade association heads, state

and local policy makers, corporate executives

Overview Everything you always wanted to know about the

New Political Environment* Current budget impasse over FY 2011; What to Expect (and What Not to Expect) in the

112th Congress; Communications and Messaging

*(But Were Afraid to Ask)

New Member CountSenate Side

• 13 Republicans (Includes four 111th House members)

• 3 Democrats

• 16 Total

House Side

• 87 Republicans

• 9 Democrats

• 96 Total

All Congress

• 112 “New” Members

• 108 True New Members

Midterm Elections: Seat Change from President’s PartyPresident Mid-Term House Seats Senate Seats

FDR (D) 1938 -71 -6FDR (D) 1942 -55 -9Truman (D) 1946 -45  -12Truman (D) 1950 -29 -6Ike (R) 1954 -18 -1Ike (R) 1958 -48 -13JFK (D) 1962 -4 3LBJ (D) 1966 -47 -4Nixon (R) 1970 -12 2Nixon (R) 1974 -48 -5Carter (D) 1978 -15 -3Reagan (R) 1982 -26 1Reagan (R) 1986 -5 -8Bush '41 (R) 1990 -8 -1Clinton (D) 1994 -52 -8Clinton (D) 1998 5 0Bush '43 (R) 2002 8 2Bush '43 (R) 2006 -30 -6Obama (D) 2010 -63 -6

Source: The American Presidency Projecthttp://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/mid-term_elections.php

Key House Committees:Energy and CommerceChairman: Fred Upton (MI)Ranking Member: Henry Waxman (CA)* denotes Freshman member

Joe Barton (TX) Charles F. Bass (NH)* John D. Dingell (MI) Tammy Baldwin (WI)Cliff Stearns (FL) Phil Gingrey (GA) Edward J. Markey (MA) Mike Ross (AR)Ed Whitfield (KY) Steve Scalise (LA) Edolphus Towns (NY) Anthony D. Weiner (NY)

John Shimkus (IL) Bob Latta (OH) Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ) Jim Matheson (UT)Joseph R. Pitts (PA) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) Bobby L. Rush (IL) G. K. Butterfield (NC) Mary Bono Mack (CA) Gregg Harper (MS) Anna G. Eshoo (CA) John Barrow (GA)Greg Walden (OR) Leonard Lance (NJ) Eliot L. Engel (NY) Doris O. Matsui (CA)Lee Terry (NE) Bill Cassidy (LA) Gene Green (TX)Mike Rogers (MI) Brett Guthrie (KY) Diana DeGette (CO)Sue Myrick (NC) Pete Olson (TX) Lois Capps (CA)John Sullivan (OK) David McKinley (WV)* Michael F. Doyle (PA)Tim Murphy (PA) Cory Gardner (CO)* Jane Harman (CA)Michael Burgess (TX) Mike Pompeo (KS)* Jan Schakowsky (IL)Marsha Blackburn (TN) Adam Kinzinger (IL)* Charles A. Gonzalez (TX)Brian P. Bilbray (CA) Morgan Griffith (VA)* Jay Inslee (WA)

Committee Members

Key House Committees:Appropriations SubcommitteesChairman: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)Ranking Member: Pete Visclosky (D-IN)* denotes Freshman member

Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Ed Pastor (D-AZ) Mike Simpson (R-ID) Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) John Olver (D-MA) Rodney Alexander (R-LA)Steve Womack (R-AR)*Alan Nunnelee (R-MS)*

Committee MembersEnergy and Water

Chairman: Mike Simpson (R-ID)Ranking Member: Jim Moran (D-VA)* denotes Freshman member

InteriorJerry Lewis (R-CA) Betty McCollum(D-MN) Ken Calvert (R-CA) Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Steve LaTourette (R-OH) José Serrano (D-NY) Tom Cole (R-OK)Jeff Flake (R-AZ)Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)

Committee Members

Key Senate Committees:Energy and Natural ResourcesChairman: Jeff Bingaman (NM)Ranking Member: Lisa Murkowski (AK)* denotes Freshman member

Committee Members

Ron Wyden (OR) Richard Burr (NC)Tim Johnson (SD) John Barrasso (WY)Mary L. Landrieu (LA) James E. Risch (ID)Maria Cantwell (WA) Mike Lee (UT)*Debbie Stabenow (MI) Rand Paul (KY)*Mark Udall (CO) Daniel Coats (IN)*Jeanne Shaheen (NH) Rob Portman (OH)*Al Franken (MN) John Hoeven (ND)*Joe Manchin (WV)* Bob Corker (TN)Christopher A. Coons (DE)*Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)

Key Senate Committees:Appropriations SubcommitteesChairman: Dianne Feinstein (CA) Ranking Member: Lamar Alexander (TN)* denotes Freshman member

Patty Murray (WA) Thad Cochran (MS)Tim Johnson (SD) Mitch McConnell (KY)Mary Landrieu (LA) Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)Jack Reed (RI) Richard Shelby (AL)Frank Lautenberg (NJ) Susan Collins (ME)Tom Harkin (IA) Lisa Murkowski (AK)Jon Tester (MT) Lindsey Graham (SC)Richard Durbin (IL)

Committee MembersEnergy and Water

Chairman: Jack Reed (RI)Ranking Member: Lisa Murkowski (AK)* denotes Freshman member

Interior

Dianne Feinstein (CA) Lamar Alexander (TN)Patrick Leahy (VT) Thad Cochran (MS)Barbara Mikulski (MD) Susan Collins (ME)Herb Kohl (WI) Ron Johnson (WI)*Tim Johnson (SD) Roy Blunt (MO)*Ben Nelson (NE) John Hoeven (ND)*Jon Tester (MT)Mary Landrieu (LA)

Committee Members

2010 Governors Race Results

Source: New York Times (edited by the Alliance for clarity)

2010 Governors Race Analysis Republican net gain of 6 Governorships, 12% swing

58%

40%

Governors Post Election

RDI

46%

54%

Governors Pre Election

RD

2010 State Legislature Race

Alabama - House and Senate Colorado – House Indiana – House Iowa – House Louisiana – House Maine – House and Senate Michigan – House Minnesota - House and Senate

2010 2011 Pickup

Total GOP Chambers 33 54 21

# of States with at least 1 GOP Chamber

22 33 11

# of States with full GOP control 14 25 11

Republican Gains

Montana – House New Hampshire - House and Senate New York – Senate North Carolina - House and Senate Ohio – House Pennsylvania – House Wisconsin - Assembly and Senate

Chamber Pickups

2010 State Legislature Race

None

2010 2011 Loss

Total Dem Chambers 52 31 21

# of States with at least 1 Dem Chamber

35 24 11

# of States with full Dem control 27 16 11

Democrat Losses

Chamber Pickups

2010 State Legislature Race Republicans picked up more than 650 Democratic held seats in state

legislatures Rs now control more legislative seats than at any time since 1928 Rs took control from Democrats in 19 chambers of state legislatures;

Democrats took control of none. Rs picked up an additional 2 previously tied chambers.

Republicans will have unchallenged control of the design of approximately 170 Congressional districts next years after the Census releases the 2010 population data; Democrats will get to draw about 70 districts;

Democrats picked up one state legislative seat in Delaware --- the party’s only gain in the 50 states.

Perspectives on Budget & Appropriations: FY 2011 Major fight looms over FY 2011 Continuing Resolution (expires

March 4th); Short-term extension through March 18th just “kicks the can down

the street” and postpones the confrontation; $4 billion in cuts pro-rated over two weeks;

Difficulty for agencies having to absorb deep cuts over the remaining seven months of the fiscal year;

“Trojan Horse” effect with pro-rated cuts achieving essentially what H.R. 1 accomplishes in bits and pieces;

Complications mount with debt ceiling extension

FY 2012 Appropriations

ProgramFY 2010 Approp.

FY 2012 Request

Change from ‘10 Approp.

Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office (Energy and Water Appropriations) Millions of Dollars

State Energy Program 50.000 63.798 28%

Weatherization Assistance 210.000 320.000 52%

Total EERE Programs 2216.392 3200.053 44.4%

No appetite for climate legislation Focus on “austerity” and spending cuts Focus on jobs and energy security --- document jobs

impact Expect early votes on limiting EPA regulatory authority Expect attacks on issues ranging from stimulus spending,

weatherization, SEP and EERE appropriations Expect rigorous oversight from House E&C Committee 6-8 month window for legislating before 2012 election

cycle kicks in

A quick preview

What’s Possible in the 112th? Possible bipartisan “ACELA 2” bill in Senate ENR, but will

likely be broken down in several smaller bills;- EE elements may include appliance standards, building codes,

project financing (Green Bank), Shaheen bill Clean Energy Standard? Possible Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bill Possible transportation reauthorization WAP & SEP authorizations are up in 2012 Gas prices over$4 dollars a gallon?

Communications and Messaging Communications and Messaging Need to have “rapid response” to negative media stories; Working blogs and social networking; Importance of case studies/success stories demonstrating

the impact WAP has on people’s lives; Importance of smaller media outlets and newspapers

(e.g. McLatchy papers), and radio; Mobilize contractors/suppliers/vendors on letter/petition

to Congress; Involving the beneficiaries where possible; “All politics is local”

Thank You!Brad PenneyDirector of Government Relations Alliance to Save [email protected]