Honorable Rahm Emanuel
United States Representative, Illinois, Democrat
Representative Emanuel, of the Fifth District of Illinois, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. He was the Political Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) from 1985 to 1986, National Campaign Director of the DCCC from 1993 to 1999, and a Senior White House Advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1999. He serves on the Ways and Means Committee and as Chair of the DCCC. The following is from the January 18, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 6, the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007. Let’s review the score. Big Oil, one;…
