So here we go… the Democratically controlled Congress finally comes back from it’s 5-week, non-deserved vacation, where they sat around and worshipped the Lord Obama and trashed every woman who has children and chooses to have a career as well.
Meanwhile, you and I are still struggling with energy costs that are crushing American families. And what do they do once they get back into office?
THEY MAKE SURE YOU AND I FEEL THE PAIN BY VOTING AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN “AMERICAN ENERGY ACT”! THIS IS A “ALL OF THE ABOVE” BILL. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO DRILL EVERYWHERE, MINE FOR COAL, DEVELOP NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS AND BUILD NEW REFINERIES, AND THOSE HYPOCRITICAL, SELF-RIGHTEOUS BASTARDS VOTED AGAINST IT!!!!!!
How long are we going to take this? This government is running the country right into the ground! Where are the patriots? Where is the protest? What do you think is going to happen to oil prices now that OPEC has voted to cut production, and our government has signaled that they aren’t serious about reducing our dependence on foreign oil?
Where is the leadership? Why isn’t anyone calling these people out on this? The public must be made to realize what the Democrats have done!
Here are 10 ways that the Democrats’ “no energy” bill fails the American people at a time when real leadership on this issue is needed most:
1. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill permanently locks up 80 percent of American energy on the Outer Continental Shelf.
2. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill permanently locks up more than 1 trillion barrels of oil from oil shale in the Inter-Mountain West.
3. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill permanently locks up more than 10 billion barrels of oil on Alaska’s remote North Slope – an area where energy production and wildlife have been safely coexisting for decades.
4. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill blocks more nuclear power production – clean, efficient, and less costly production that nations such as France have been safely using for years while the United States continues to fall behind.
5. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill does nothing to construct new clean coal energy production facilities – facilities that are a win-win, with benefits both to consumers and for the environment.
6. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill raises taxes – a new burden for overstressed consumers already paying high prices at the pump and preparing to pay higher home heating costs this winter.
7. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill permanently prevents federal agencies from using unconventional and alternative sources of fuel at exactly the time when Congress should be encouraging the use of these fuels.
8. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill increases electricity costs on families, seniors, and small businesses by creating a new, heavy-handed electricity mandate.
9. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill includes plans for exactly zero new refineries to be built on American soil. Is this the way to show our competitors around the globe that we are finally serious about achieving energy independence?
10. The Democrats’ “no energy” bill defies the will of a solid majority of Americans who support the House GOP’s “all of the above” plan to increase American energy production, promote the use of alternative and renewable fuels, and encourage more conservation and efficiency.
As Democrats prepare to unveil a “no energy” bill that fails the American people in so many ways, is it any wonder that families, seniors, and small businesses are so fed up with Washington?
House Republicans have proposed bold energy reforms to lower gas prices that the American people support. When will Speaker Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues finally get serious about this issue and allow a real vote on the American Energy Act?
