Issue Position: Real Energy Solutions

Issue Position

The skyrocketing energy costs are trickling down into every aspect of the American life. From the increase in gas prices and food prices to the waning economy, it is time for Congress to act now so that that no one has to choose between putting gas in the car to drive to work and putting food on the dinner table for their family.

Increased Energy Production = Lower Gas Prices

The answer to this energy crisis is clear: We need to increase production of American-made energy in order to decrease the cost passed on to the American people. This can be accomplished through the construction of new oil refineries and nuclear power plants, through research and development of alternative fuels, such as those derived from oil shale, algae, and switchgrass, and through an increase in oil production, such as offshore drilling and exploration of the Arctic Energy Slope. Increased American-made energy will not only work to lower gas prices nationwide, it will also decrease our dependency on foreign oil and create jobs, boosting our waning economy.

In an effort to address this crisis, House Republicans are introducing a discharge petition on a different piece of meaningful energy legislation each week for seven weeks. Each bill will encourage an increase in production of American-made energy, whether through traditional energy, such as oil and natural gas, or through alternative and reusable energy, such as wind. A discharge petition, if signed by a majority of Members, will discharge a piece of legislation from committee and bring it to the House floor for a vote, bypassing the Democrat majority's attempts to block meaningful solutions to increase American energy production.

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