OklahomaRed
6/9/2008, 10:27 AM
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Update from U.S. Senator John Cornyn
Friday,*June*06, 2008
Dear OklahomaRed,
As I met with Texans across the state in May, the number one frustration I heard time and again was record-high gas prices. And high oil prices are now affecting many areas of Texas life. There is a common-sense solution I have advocated for years that would lower gas prices, expand Texas job opportunities, but some in Congress will not allow it.
Just recently, I joined my Republican colleagues in the Senate in pushing legislation to increase American energy production that would yield enough oil to fuel the country’s energy needs for five years. It would also bring prices down in the near-term by sending an important signal to the markets. Unfortunately, some in the Senate continue to block this legislation, as the price at the pump soars. We need to get government out of the way, let the free market work and increase domestic energy production.
Even more baffling, as families in Texas and across the country are paying an extra $1,400 a year in gas prices, the majority party in Congress has proposed $6.7 trillion climate tax package that could actually raise gas prices by 147 percent. It defies logic that after blocking the American energy production and oil independence, Congress is now pursuing bigger government, more taxes, and higher energy costs with no guarantee of actually improving the climate. I need the support of all Texans in urging Congressional leaders to put the needs of American families first and increase domestic energy production before gas prices climb to $5 a gallon and beyond.
In addition to producing more domestic oil and natural gas to meet our energy needs, we need to be exploring every possible source of alternative energy for the future. I recently invited Under Secretary of Energy Bud Albright to Austin to host a roundtable on local and federal efforts to promote solar energy, and to name Austin a designated “Solar America City.” I hope to continue this dialogue with communities across the state on solar and other types of alternative energy, including wind, biodiesel and nuclear.
And you want to vote Democrat? :D
Update from U.S. Senator John Cornyn
Friday,*June*06, 2008
Dear OklahomaRed,
As I met with Texans across the state in May, the number one frustration I heard time and again was record-high gas prices. And high oil prices are now affecting many areas of Texas life. There is a common-sense solution I have advocated for years that would lower gas prices, expand Texas job opportunities, but some in Congress will not allow it.
Just recently, I joined my Republican colleagues in the Senate in pushing legislation to increase American energy production that would yield enough oil to fuel the country’s energy needs for five years. It would also bring prices down in the near-term by sending an important signal to the markets. Unfortunately, some in the Senate continue to block this legislation, as the price at the pump soars. We need to get government out of the way, let the free market work and increase domestic energy production.
Even more baffling, as families in Texas and across the country are paying an extra $1,400 a year in gas prices, the majority party in Congress has proposed $6.7 trillion climate tax package that could actually raise gas prices by 147 percent. It defies logic that after blocking the American energy production and oil independence, Congress is now pursuing bigger government, more taxes, and higher energy costs with no guarantee of actually improving the climate. I need the support of all Texans in urging Congressional leaders to put the needs of American families first and increase domestic energy production before gas prices climb to $5 a gallon and beyond.
In addition to producing more domestic oil and natural gas to meet our energy needs, we need to be exploring every possible source of alternative energy for the future. I recently invited Under Secretary of Energy Bud Albright to Austin to host a roundtable on local and federal efforts to promote solar energy, and to name Austin a designated “Solar America City.” I hope to continue this dialogue with communities across the state on solar and other types of alternative energy, including wind, biodiesel and nuclear.