Issue Position: Energy

Issue Position

I support utilizing all of America's vast energy resources to ensure a diverse, reliable, and affordable power supply. "Cap and Trade" and other efforts to limit American energy would be economically disastrous, especially for low-income individuals and families who can least afford huge increases in their utility bills.
In spite of the Obama Administration's policies, America is in the midst of an energy revolution thanks to new technologies and drilling techniques. We should encourage this revolution by leasing public lands for exploration, ending the regulatory assault on energy producers, and by approving the Keystone XL pipeline. These efforts will help promote energy independence, and lesson the need to purchase energy from unstable and unreliable sources in the Middle East.

I am a strong advocate for ethanol and advanced biofuels, and have worked to reduce regulatory burdens on small hydropower projects. These sources and other emerging technologies will help diversify our energy infrastructure.

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