Creciendo 111 Monticello Avenue - Suite 104 Charlottesville, VA 22902 June 16, 2009 The Honorable Cor gressman Torn Perriello 1520 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Perriello: My organization Cr sciendo untos, represents minorities in your district. Creciendo Juntos has worked on behalf of the Latino and Hispanic Community in Charlottesville since 2005. You are about to we on important environmental legislation (the Waxman-Marltey bili). We support making the environment cleaner, but the reason we are writing is that we are concerned about our electric bills. Many of our members are on tight budgets and the sizes of their month. utility bills are important expense items. The cost to heat and cool our homes, run hot water and use other appliances is very important to those on a budget. Our state gets 56% of its ale-chie?y from coal. We urge you 10 pass legislation that reduces greenhouse gaSes but at the same time proteCts consumers from unaffordable increases in the b?Sii: necessity of electricity. We ask you to use your important position to help protect minorities and other consumers in your district from higher electricity bills. Please don?t vore to force cost increases on us, especially in this volatile econ0my. We urge you to make pro?consumer changes in the Waxman-Markey bill to protect minorities and all of your constituents from. unaffordable energy cost increasesAg; adria?tHvEBnE-tii i. JMarisse K. Acevedo, Asst Member Coordinator Creciendo luntos - T93 375 S413 P??i JUN 13 3003 17-23 FEMS INC l-ehll Pentium r-tlr Jun-lt-zona 05:21pm EFFORTS 7e.? - Concert! Avenue - Charlettesmle, VA 22902 lap: 12. 2009 1520 Longwerth HC :13 Washington, DC 20515 Dear Conyeetm'len J'em'elle: My ergenizetient Charletteeville. repteseetst minorities in year diettial. The NAACP has a lung history of adveeaey on behalf of all Al?ll'l'iC?n eititene. You are abnul: u: v'ete en important envirenmentel 1ng (the Waxmen-Merltey hill). We support making :11: environment cleaner. but the reason we are writing is that we are emleemed about our eleetrie hills. Many ef our members en- on tight budgets and the sizes of their a utility bills are important expert-4e Elm me The cost to hem and coal em' heme-5. run he: water and We other appliances is very immanent te these cm a budget. Our state gets 56% 9E its electricity ?ll-em coal. We urge yet: tn pass legi elation that red grenheuse gases but at the same time preteen: eetmumers from unaffettlable increases in the basic necessity of electricity. We ask you to use 'your imPettent peeitien to help jn my; district ?lm migher elegm'g?' 123' 115. Please don"t vale to fame cost increases on us, especially in this Jele?le economy. We urge yen make pro-enema mer changes in the bill to pretect minorities and all If your muttilmeltte from enexgy cost increases. Respectfully. (M Ewe William Ernst Pm Temp NAACP 42hatlmtesville 005 17:22 PRMS. INC 70:3 275 9419 hiya?$3933 1-559 rm 705' Conch Avenue - VA 22902 Jun: 12. 2009 1520 Longwurm HUB Washington, 20515 Dear Congresgm'?i l'?rrieuo: My organizaticim En: mini-esums minorities in yum district. The: NAACP has; a lung 1:53-th of adeacy an bchali? 0f all mimuicim nirizans- You are about in vim unimportant environmmtal legislu?nn Waxman-Mm-key bill). Wt: support making the Envimnment cleaner. bu: the: mason we are w?ung is thal w: am concerned about am- electric; hills. Many {if our membum an.- .in light budgets and 1h: aims cf [hair munithl I utility bills are mpurtant expcma me. The: cost In hem and can] um' homes, run hot water and use: mixer appliances is my impartiint to image an :i budgau. Du: suit: 56%} of its clam-icky from coal. We: urge you In pass legislalion that i?cduces gruenhuuse. 335:5 but a: the same. time?: prawn-s com-um.ch from unaffurduble inc causes in the. basic necessity uf clccuici'cyimportant pmitian h?1p and: same; Magma Pleas: don't um: 113m ms: inmasea cm us. expeciaily in this zulatilc. Wt: urgc?. yum u: make Imaonsumer changes in the Waxman-Markcy bill in 13:01:61 and all uf ymu' cmstiiumis ima?'urdablc energy ms: increasns. 08W: Sheila Dow: I NA ACP 111$ 703 275 341113 P.005 JUN-MHZOOB 17:22 FEMS: INC 05:211101 EFFORTS 199119951512 553 1* EH 793 -- Concord Avenue is Charlotte-sumo, VA 32902 .1 one 12. 2009 15 20 Longwonh HEB Washington. DC 20::15 Dear Congressnsui My organizationt the NAACP- Charlottesvillo, represents minoxities in your district. The NAACP has a long history of advocacy on behalf of all Ame: ioan citizens. You so: about to vote on important environmental legislation (the Woman?Math}: bill). We: support making the environment cleaner. but thus means we are wriling is that we an: comet-nod shout our electric bills. Many of our mootbors so; on tight budgets and the sizos of their montth utility bills are important expanses items. The cost to hear and cool our homes. mm but!? ate: and use other appliances is very important to these on a budget. not state gets Sewage its electricity from coal. We org: you to pass legislation that red sees greenhouse gases but at the some time protects consumers from unaffordable: [assesses in the basic nocessity of electricityimportant": position to help Er?tem migori Lies 3951 other equal-mags yum?; gusts-1e: ?'gtm-highEr Elasticity hills. Please don't vol..- to force oust inmesses on us. especially in this volatile economy. We urge you to make pro?consumer changes in the Wesson-Markos! bill to protest minorities and all of your constituents from unaffordable energy at ost ineroases. Respectfully. I I I. II- 11.1. indoor: NAACP -Cha:1ottest ille- - . 703 2TB 3419 P.004 17.22 PRMS INC wuwwmt new 1-.uueruue Jewell-2009 05:21tam 703 a Camera! Avenue - Chet-lettesville, VA 22902 June 12. 2009 1520 Longwerth Hoe Washingtm, DC 20515 Deer Denyse-semen J?errielle: My organization. the NAACP- Charlettesville, represents at ninetities in yen: diett?icl. The NAACP has a lung] istety ef en behalf of all Meet-jean citizens. Yeu are eheut ?at: on important environmental legislation (the Wexmen-Maritey hill). We suppett meld ng the environment cleaner, but the reastm we are Wt'iLing is that we are eetteemed about on: electric bills. Many of em- members. are an tight budgets and the sizes of their I Utility hills are important expense item?. The east te heat end we) nu:- hemes. run hm: we enter and use other applienees is very important ta these on a budget. Our state gate 56%; ef its electrieity from met. We urge yam tn parts legislation thet red gases but at the estate time pteteete consumers Elem increases in the basic necessity ef elecnicityut' important position It: help Ergleet taggeritie-s and ether eonetmg gumm?ghmm. Please den?t vane to force east increases on us, especially in this missile economy. We urge yen to mete.- pte-eehsumer changes he the hill to preteet minorities and all at your constituents from tme??et'dehle energy nest increases. Respeet?tlly. "Kan?n Mestyn Williams I NA ACF {thetlettesx ille INC 703 275 9413 P.903 Inuuvl?l?lh I Hus- I uu-r-v-u-I-r 17:22 PRMS: sz?lpm rr?m-h?hhthUIa 703 -- Charlottesvillu, VA 22902 In at: 12, 2009 1520 Lungworth HOB Wsshingmn. DC 20515 Dear I'cniallo: My organization. 1:111 NMCP- Charlnuesvmt. reps-?ascents minorities in your distrim. The NAACP has a lung iismry nf advncacy an of all Altucxican citizcns. Ynu are about to Vista an important emvironmental Ingislmicm (the hill). Wt: support making 111E environment cleaner, but the mascm we are writing is that we as: coucemcd about our electric bills. Many af um: members an: an tight budgets and the sizes of melt manthl .r utility bills as: important aspanse items. The cost. to hast and cool nm- homes. run 1mm are: and use other appliances is very iml worm: thus: an a budget. Our state gets 56% ofits elecuicit?y from coal. We urge you In pass lcgisla?on that. raduccs gmnhousc gases but at th: same time protects consumers ??um increascs in the basic unassin of clscu-icitys We ask you :0 use. yc ur important pssitinri help Emma: {ng??es m; thm' cums-1mg EMWEL 1i ghc; alarminng hills. Plsass don?t ?as farce Gust cm us. aspacially in this mlstilc economy. We urge gun; to mam.- pus-consumer changas in ma: bill to prom: minorities and all of your consthuents from energy was: sapectfully. i ??an-sh Eek-salsa Shields NAACP