Upcoming Events

January Meeting with Phil Moffett

Please join us for our monthly meeting on January 9th at 6:30pm. This month we welcome businessman Phil Moffett. Moffett will discuss his recent run for Governor, appointment to the "Transition Team" within the State Agriculture Department, becoming the President of Conservative think-tank, Bluegrass Institute & much more. We will meet in the private bar at O'Shea's in the Highlands.

RSVP to Sarah Durand at chair@louisvilleyr.org.

O'Shea's Irish Pub
956 Baxter Ave
Louisville, KY 40204
Monday, January 9, 2012
6:30pm




Your Increasing Utility Bill

You can thank the EPA for the 20% increase you will soon see in your utility bills. New regulations require LG&E to make upgrades costing $2.5 billion-and they'll be passing those costs along to you.

Only Congress has the constitutional power to legislate. But, once again, the White House Administration is finding ways around Congress--using an unelected board of bureaucrats to execute their cap-and-trade type energy regulations.

Across the country, expect power plant shutdowns as many plants cannot make the upgrades by the EPA's tight deadlines. Yet, oddly enough, global demand for coal is on the rise. As China and India industrialize, and steel production increases, the need for coal grows. If the federal government would allow US coal reserves to meet these rising demands, our coal industry would create jobs, and bring money into our communities from across the world. Instead, EPA regulations have all but paralyzed the coal industry, leaving us to wonder if the industry can survive this full-scale war waged by the federal government.

Here in the Louisville area, it's not just the wealthy expected to bear the burden of increasing energy prices, but lower and middle class families as well. With gas and food prices rising to record levels, and now, higher utility bills, how much more must our families sacrifice?

Although the regulations have passed the EPA, the Kentucky Public Service Commission must still sign off on them. Contact them today, and urge them to fight the EPA's overreach.

Sincerely,

Sarah Durand
Chair

A Message from Chair Inga Schweitzer

It is my pleasure to introduce you to the New Breed of Republican. The Louisville YRs are starting a publicity campaign to educate the populace on just who exactly we are. We are young, we are smart, and we aren't your parent's republicans.

	We have tattoos, we have children, we're in rock bands, we're in the ballet, we're lawyers, we're business people. The YRs have a new store linked to our website, and we'll be selling T-Shirts at the Market St Trolley Hop. Stay tuned for more news about the New Breed! Sincerely, Inga Schweitzer