Increase American-Made Energy to Reduce Gas Prices

Instead of providing real solutions to the rising cost of gas, the recent Democrat energy bill is nothing more than “election-year symbolism” according to a Washington Post editorial. The Democratic Congress is allowing the Chinese to drill oil off of the coast of Florida while Americans pay higher and higher fuel prices for foreign oil. Our dependence on foreign oil is unnecessary considering the vast fuel resources that could be taken advantage of in our own territory. According to Democrat Rep. Maurice Hinchey, Americans should “import as much [energy] as we possibly can”. This statement shows no concern for the high energy costs associated with foreign oil dependency.

House Republicans have offered a plan to lower gas prices by harnessing new technologies and taking advantage of domestic energy resources. In an article in Human Events, House Minority Leader John Boehner points out that while Democrats have been at the helm gas prices have risen by an average of “a dime per gallon per month”. These results, coupled with their refusal to discuss commonsense energy solutions are unacceptable. To read more about the Democrats in Congress “holding America’s rich oil and gas resources hostage” click here and here.