McConnell Calls on Congress to Increase American Energy Production

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McConnell Calls on Congress to Increase American Energy Production

‘The only thing standing in the way of affordable American energy is the Democrat majority in Congress'

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Wednesday after the President encouraged expanded domestic energy production:

"With gas at $4.07 a gallon, the American people cannot afford to wait any longer for Congress to act to produce more American energy. When a state chooses to allow environmentally sound deep sea exploration off its coast, they should not be blocked by a decades-old ban that makes no sense today. Current technology allows production to take place safely, as evidenced by the fact that even during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, no spills occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.

"The only thing standing in the way of affordable American energy is the Democrat majority in Congress which refuses to support policies which will lower the price of gas at the pump and reduce our reliance on Middle East oil."

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