38th Club Meeting Agenda: Grottos Monday March 24th - Hydrogen, Oysters & Pizza

38th Legislative Hall Tour with Representative Ron Gray

Please RSVP If you're interested in joining a tour of Legislative Hall on Wednesday, March 27th, with our 38th district representative, Ron Gray. The event begins at 10:30 with a tour, followed by lunch at Fraizer's Restaurant and the chance to observe a live session at 2pm. Kindly RSVP if you plan to attend: email info@38thdrcp.com.

38th Club Meeting Monday, March 24th, Grotto Pizza, 5:30pm

Please plan to attend our 38th District Republican Club meeting on Monday, March 24th, at Grotto Pizza, located at 793 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, starting at 5:30pm. The newly renovated dining event room at Grotto Pizza will be an ideal setting for our meeting. Please arrive by 5:30pm to order dinner, as our meeting will start promptly at 6:00pm.

At this meeting, we will hear from two Delaware companies aiming to introduce more industry and jobs to Sussex County. Please join us to listen to their proposals and what they can offer to the residents of Sussex County, Delaware.

Hydrogen With Dr. Andrew Cottone, PhD, from Aternium, previously known as First State Hydrogen

Andrew Cottone is a chemist and a successful multimillion-dollar entrepreneur whose company is currently focused on hydrogen production. His company aims to establish their industry in Delaware, particularly in Sussex County. This initiative could result in numerous high-paying technical jobs in our region, with plans to offer training through Del Tech and Delaware State University.

Oysters With Rick Chamberlin and Delaware Environmental Coalition

Rick will discuss his company's plans for establishing Delaware's first aquaculture oyster hatchery, addressing initial challenges, the rationale behind creating the hatchery, legislative support, and now phase two, which involves expanding the current hatchery.

AGENDA

Call to order 6:00

Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

President and Vice President's Welcome - Acknowledge our representatives.

Secretary Approval of the Minutes

38th Business

A.  Trip planned to Leg Hall Wednesday March 26 -final count today.

B.  March 29th Vietnam Veterans Day: if you’re among those who served during the Vietnam era, please mark your calendars. Stop in any MISSION BBQ on March 29th for a free sandwich.

C.  30% increase in property tax referendum failed. Poll workers and Poll watchers – thank you! There will be another referendum soon, need to be able to reach republican voters, please subscribe republicans through our subscribe button.

D. 38th Vice RDC Report

E. Treasurer’s Report

F. Sussex GOP Report – Tom Molnar

Legislative Updates

Democrat Counter Efforts

a.    HB 45 Merchant category code for firearms and ammunition, following NY, CA and CO. Ready to be voted on in House.

b.    HB 140 Physician Assisted Suicide – House approved, heads to senate. Canada approved this law in 2016 and now 1 in 20 people in Canada die by this method. Many are depressed teens and many more are coerced elderly.

c.    HB 14 – to enshrine abortion in the constitution. 2/3 2 sessions.

GOP Efforts

a.    HB 31 – protect veterans from predatory practices of charging excessive fees to veterans helping them obtain benefits.

b.    HB 1 – create cabinet level Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs

c.    SB 55 – to ban medical/surgical gender transition in children – not released from committee

d.    HB46 – require parental consent for underage abortions.

e.    How to protect Incorporation status as a state

f.     HB 73, increase senior’s property tax credit from $500 to $1000

Energy Bills:

Delaware imports over 6 MILLION mega watt hours of energy to cover needs and we still have to cut back during peak hours so not to overload the grid/cause energy prices to spike. The Indian River Plant only had ONE operational unit out of 4 and still out did 10,000 solar installations. BROWN OUTS ARE COMING 2026!

REPUBLICAN Energy Bills

SB 65: removes us from RGGI (green deal) so that Delaware is not mandated to get our energy from non-existent sources green energy. Eliminates the fine for Delaware failing to comply with green mandates. Could bring power plants back online until other forms of energy generation is up and running (like nuclear or natural gas which would still be clean enough to remain under allotted level of CO2 emissions.)

SB 64: directs money from sale of CO2 emissions credits back to rate payers, lowering bills.

SCR 18: Beginning of bringing about nuclear in a safer way through SMRs and advanced technologies. A reliable and constant source of power that will promote Delaware's energy independence.

DEMOCRAT Energy Bills

Democrats essentially created a new tax by creating fines that Delmarva Power must pay and pass on to consumers, that gets paid to DNREC, aka money laundering, to funnel money into the Green Energy Fund that would:

                        Pay for STATEWIDE low income assistance programs, and

                         Build green energy infrastructure – solar, wind, EV’s.

HB 50: takes 65% of the money Delaware makes off the auction of CO2 emissions credits and gives it to the Sustainable Energy Utility (building wind & solar) and gives 15 % to the low-income fund (350% below poverty level). NOTHING for working families who don't make the cutoff for income.

SB 59: switches the standard for which rate increases are approved from the business judgment rule to the "business prudence" rule. Would allow the public service commission to deny rate increases if found to be "unjust, unreasonable, imprudent, or unjustly discriminatory, or in any wise in violation of law." **This was stolen legislation already written by Republican lawmakers.

Guest Speakers

A.  Dr. Andrew Cottone of Aternium Hydrogen

B.  Rick Chamberlin of Delaware Environmental Coaltion

Representative Report

A.  Senator Gerald Hocker

B.  Rep Ron Gray

C.  CC Doug Hudson

Members Mic

Adjourn 7:30pm

Next 38th Republican Club Meeting

Please save the date and mark your calendar for our next Mighty 38th Republican Club Meeting for Monday, April 28th, Location TBD. Meet and greet at 6:00pm and meeting start at 6:30pm.

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Upcoming Meetings

Sussex GOP Region Meeting, Monday, April 14th, 6:30pm, Millsboro Fire Hall

38th Club Meeting, April 28th, location tbd

Delaware State GOP Convention, June 6-7, 2025

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