Issue Position: An Untapped Opportunity: Energy

Issue Position

The increasing cost of energy is straining our families and our businesses. Gas prices and home heating oil costs are just two of the areas where we are reminded every day that our federal policies are hurting our families and our businesses.

The increasing cost of energy is straining our families and our businesses. Gas prices and home heating oil costs are just two of the areas where we are reminded every day that our federal policies are hurting our families and our businesses.

We must reduce our reliance on oil, plain and simple. And recent advances in technology have brought the dream of energy independence within America's reach. These recent advances in technology have made our domestic energy supplies available once again -- supplies that were recently thought to be near depletion.

Unfortunately much of our energy supplies are off limits because they are on federal lands. The federal government owns nearly one-third of United States territory. And sadly, much of this land is not being developed for energy resources due to federal restrictions. I support privatizing some of that property, and transferring the management of some federal lands to the States, to allow for energy resource development.

At the same time, the United States must become a leader in the global energy marketplace by encouraging continued private sector innovation and development.
The increasing cost of energy is straining our families and our businesses. Gas prices and home heating oil costs are just two of the areas where we are reminded every day that our federal policies are hurting our families and our businesses.

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