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TVA Caucus - 110th
Congress
Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R)
Rep. Robert Aderholt, AL-4 (R)
Rep. Spencer Bachus, AL-6 (R)
Rep. Parker Griffith, AL-5 (D)
Rep. Artur Davis, AL-7 (D)
Rep. Mike Rogers, AL-3 (R)
Georgia
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R)
Rep. Nathan Deal, GA-9 (R)
Rep. Phil Gingrey, GA-11 (R)
Vacant, GA-10 (R)
Congress
Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R)
Rep. Robert Aderholt, AL-4 (R)
Rep. Spencer Bachus, AL-6 (R)
Rep. Parker Griffith, AL-5 (D)
Rep. Artur Davis, AL-7 (D)
Rep. Mike Rogers, AL-3 (R)
Georgia
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R)
Rep. Nathan Deal, GA-9 (R)
Rep. Phil Gingrey, GA-11 (R)
Vacant, GA-10 (R)
Senator Lamar Alexander
Tenn. Senator urges more nuclear for TVA. By Duncan Mansfield ASSOCIATED PRESS. July 18, 2009.
Alexander: Build 100 nuke plants. Bill Theobald • TENNESSEAN WASHINGTON BUREAU • July 14, 2009
Forum called to look at ways TVA can increase use of renewable sources. Ed Marcum Knoxville News
Sentinel. April 17, 2009
Alexander Offers Clean Energy Plan. Chattanooga.com. March 26, 2009
Senator against waste import Alexander moves to bar incoming nuclear leftovers By Frank Munger Wednesday,
July 2, 2008. Knoxville News Sentinel
Lamar Alexander: A NEW MANHATTAN PROJECT FOR CLEAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. Seven “grand
challenges” for the next five years: Plug-in electric cars and trucks, carbon capture, solar power, nuclear waste,
advanced biofuels, green buildings, fusion. 5/9/08
Sen. Lamar Alexander Wind energy not right for state (Knoxville News Sentinel (6/23/07)
Tenn. Senator urges more nuclear for TVA. By Duncan Mansfield ASSOCIATED PRESS. July 18, 2009.
Alexander: Build 100 nuke plants. Bill Theobald • TENNESSEAN WASHINGTON BUREAU • July 14, 2009
Forum called to look at ways TVA can increase use of renewable sources. Ed Marcum Knoxville News
Sentinel. April 17, 2009
Alexander Offers Clean Energy Plan. Chattanooga.com. March 26, 2009
Senator against waste import Alexander moves to bar incoming nuclear leftovers By Frank Munger Wednesday,
July 2, 2008. Knoxville News Sentinel
Lamar Alexander: A NEW MANHATTAN PROJECT FOR CLEAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. Seven “grand
challenges” for the next five years: Plug-in electric cars and trucks, carbon capture, solar power, nuclear waste,
advanced biofuels, green buildings, fusion. 5/9/08
Sen. Lamar Alexander Wind energy not right for state (Knoxville News Sentinel (6/23/07)
Senator Jeff Sessions (AL)
Alabama Senator urges push for nuclear. Huntsville Times. May 29, 2008
Alabama Senator urges push for nuclear. Huntsville Times. May 29, 2008
Sen. Bob Corker
Alexander, Corker Deliver Remarks On Climate Security Act. June 3, 2008. Chattanooga Times.
Alexander, Corker Deliver Remarks On Climate Security Act. June 3, 2008. Chattanooga Times.
Representative Jim Cooper
ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVES: FROM NEW DEAL TO BAD DEAL? REPRESENTATIVE JIM COOPER* Harvard
Journal 2008. Most people who live or work in rural America must buy their electricity from their local co-operative, a unique
and largely unregulated type of utility. Electric co-ops are owned by their customers who are called “members.” This Policy Essay
by Congressman Jim Cooper focuses on the primary obligation electric co-ops owe their members: “at-cost” service, i.e., the
lowest feasible electric bills. To meet this obligation co-ops must provide low electric rates and timely return of equity. They must
also reduce the quantity of unneeded electricity purchased. This Essay demonstrates that most distribution co-ops have a
financial incentive to sell more electricity, not less. It also shows that co-ops have sought to conceal information from their
members—information to which owners are entitled in other business contexts
Co-ops say Cooper breached Web site. Congressman says industry 'desperate' to cover up 'scandals' By
BILL THEOBALD • Tennessean Washington Bureau • June 27, 2008
ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVES: FROM NEW DEAL TO BAD DEAL? REPRESENTATIVE JIM COOPER* Harvard
Journal 2008. Most people who live or work in rural America must buy their electricity from their local co-operative, a unique
and largely unregulated type of utility. Electric co-ops are owned by their customers who are called “members.” This Policy Essay
by Congressman Jim Cooper focuses on the primary obligation electric co-ops owe their members: “at-cost” service, i.e., the
lowest feasible electric bills. To meet this obligation co-ops must provide low electric rates and timely return of equity. They must
also reduce the quantity of unneeded electricity purchased. This Essay demonstrates that most distribution co-ops have a
financial incentive to sell more electricity, not less. It also shows that co-ops have sought to conceal information from their
members—information to which owners are entitled in other business contexts
Co-ops say Cooper breached Web site. Congressman says industry 'desperate' to cover up 'scandals' By
BILL THEOBALD • Tennessean Washington Bureau • June 27, 2008
Bill calls for federal oversight of TVA. Alexander, Corker against proposal that could lead to competition,
privatization. Knoxville News Sentinel. May 11, 2008.
privatization. Knoxville News Sentinel. May 11, 2008.
Rep. Heath Shuler
TVA approves water access deal for Shuler group. U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., on panel that
oversees federal agency. Knoxville News. 8/14/08.
TVA approves water access deal for Shuler group. U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., on panel that
oversees federal agency. Knoxville News. 8/14/08.
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U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs Statement from Hearing on Corps, TVA, NRCs Budget Requests
March 8, 2011
TVA CEO critical of deficit proposal He questions surcharge recommended by panel
By Ed Marcum Knoxville News Sentinel December 3, 2010
TVA for Sale? A new privatization push comes from an unexpected direction: the left By
Rick Held Knoxville Metropulse. Dec. 1, 2010
TVA unaware of proposed power surcharge under review by deficit commission
By Ed Marcum Knoxville News Sentinel December 1, 2010
TVA sale urged to fund green energy projects Dave Flessner Chattanooga Times
Free Press. Nov. 19, 2010
Shift To Center On Energy: TVA Auction Up For Consideration By Siobhan Hughes
November 15, 2010 Dow Jones Newswires
Alexander: Top 10 Reasons Nuclear Power Is Key To America's Energy Future
by Senator Lemar Alexander posted October 1, 2010. Chattanooga.com.
Tennessee Needs To Cut Energy Consumption, Alexander Tells Pachyderms
Chattanooga.com. September 8, 2010
Flory. Knoxville News Sentinel. November 12, 2009.
Heath Shuler denies wrongdoing on TVA land deal. By Bill Theobald, TENNESSEAN September 17, 2009
Water-access program killed. Shuler transaction yet to be finalized amid ethics questions. By Josh Flory.
Knoxville News Sentinel. August 21, 2009
Report: TVA gave preferential treatment to [REDACTED]. When does the management of public lands by a public utility become
a private matter? By Josh Flory Knoxville News Sentinel. August 19, 2009.
Heath Shuler denies wrongdoing on TVA land deal. By Bill Theobald, TENNESSEAN September 17, 2009
Water-access program killed. Shuler transaction yet to be finalized amid ethics questions. By Josh Flory.
Knoxville News Sentinel. August 21, 2009
Report: TVA gave preferential treatment to [REDACTED]. When does the management of public lands by a public utility become
a private matter? By Josh Flory Knoxville News Sentinel. August 19, 2009.
Kentucky
Sen. Jim Bunning (R)
Rep. Ron Lewis, KY-2 (R)
Rep. Harold (Hal) Rogers, KY-5 (R)
Rep. Ed Whitfield, KY-1 (R)
Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran (R)
Sen. Trent Lott (R)
Rep. Chip Pickering, MS-3 (R)
Rep. Bennie Thompson, MS-2 (D)
Rep. Roger Wicker, MS-1 (R)
North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr (R)
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R)
Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC-5 (R)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, NC-10 (R)
Rep. Heath Shuler, NC-11 (D) (Caucus
Co-Chair)
Sen. Jim Bunning (R)
Rep. Ron Lewis, KY-2 (R)
Rep. Harold (Hal) Rogers, KY-5 (R)
Rep. Ed Whitfield, KY-1 (R)
Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran (R)
Sen. Trent Lott (R)
Rep. Chip Pickering, MS-3 (R)
Rep. Bennie Thompson, MS-2 (D)
Rep. Roger Wicker, MS-1 (R)
North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr (R)
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R)
Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC-5 (R)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, NC-10 (R)
Rep. Heath Shuler, NC-11 (D) (Caucus
Co-Chair)
Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander (Caucus Co-Chair)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, TN-7 (R)
Rep. Steve Cohen, TN-9 (D)
Rep. Jim Cooper, TN-5 (D)
Rep. David Davis, TN-1 (R)
Rep. Lincoln Davis, TN-4 (D)
Rep. John (Jimmy) Duncan, Jr., TN-2 (R)
Rep. Bart Gordon, TN-6 (D)
Rep. John Tanner, TN-8 (D)
Rep. Zach Wamp, TN-3 (R)
Virginia
Sen. John Warner (R)
Sen. Jim Webb (D)
Rep. Rick Boucher, VA-9 (D)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (Caucus Co-Chair)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, TN-7 (R)
Rep. Steve Cohen, TN-9 (D)
Rep. Jim Cooper, TN-5 (D)
Rep. David Davis, TN-1 (R)
Rep. Lincoln Davis, TN-4 (D)
Rep. John (Jimmy) Duncan, Jr., TN-2 (R)
Rep. Bart Gordon, TN-6 (D)
Rep. John Tanner, TN-8 (D)
Rep. Zach Wamp, TN-3 (R)
Virginia
Sen. John Warner (R)
Sen. Jim Webb (D)
Rep. Rick Boucher, VA-9 (D)