The Pacific Northwest congressional delegation has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney opposing a proposal in the President’s budget to sell off the Bonneville Power Administration’s assets.  In the letter, the Representatives point out the BPA is self-funding, and is of no cost to the taxpayer with the entire BPA transmission system fully paid for by the users of the system, and has provided more than $32.5 billion in payments to the U.S Treasury.  They also say all Northwest utilities and the customers they serve depend on BPA’s grid to access affordable and reliable power.  Oregon Second District Congressman Greg Walden and Washington Third District Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beutler both were part of the group that signed on to the letter.