If I passed on a 700 percent [rate] increase to the citizens of California, there would be an outrage -- the likes that you have never seen, |
If it could happen, Davis would look forward to such an opportunity. It's just very difficult to listen to inaccurate facts that went unchallenged. |
If it weren't for a good deal of what you might consider political hyperbole, we might not have gotten the attention of the FERC, which stiffed us for almost a year, |
If the news events over the last couple days have raised any doubts in your mind about the wisdom of electing Arnold Schwarzenegger, I say to you, 'Come home, vote no on the recall.' |
If we come together and unite against this recall, we will beat back this power grab and send a message from California to Crawford, Texas, to the White House: We are not going to stand for a Republican power grab, |
If we get enough 'no' votes on the first question, then whatever Arnold Schwarzenegger does on the second question is of no significance, |
In some parts of California, people are going without power, ... I would love to keep the lights on. But it's important that we all pull together to reduce the strain on the grid. |
It's no secret we'd love to have him back, and it's safe to say we're trying to make that happen, |
It's not a bailout, |
It's not a bailout, ... It accomplishes two purposes: It provides the funding to revitalize the utilities, but it lets ratepayers know they will gain as the utilities gain. |
Just the other day, we had to pay $1,900 for a megawatt hour, which a year ago would have cost us $30, ... And the reason this company named Reliant out of Texas gave us for charging us that much money was, they said, the state's credit isn't any good. |
Last Friday, 50 million Americans lost power for 29 hours. In California, not a single light has gone out in the last two years, |
Mr. Schwarzenegger should be ashamed of himself, ... He supported 187, and he has said that one of his first acts as governor, which he will not get a chance to do, would be to repeal the legislation I just signed granting drivers licenses to hard-working immigrants that pay taxes in our society. So that is not the way to recognize the contribution immigrants are making to our society. |
My friends, this was a massive effort ranging over 180 miles in six counties, probably the worst fires in California history, |
My heart goes out [to] them, |