"The Democratic Majority's callous indifference as American families and small businesses struggle with $4 per gallon gasoline is both inexcusable and irresponsible. By flatly refusing to schedule votes on the House GOP plan to help reduce fuel costs and achieve energy independence, the Democrats in control of Congress are proving themselves complicit in our nation's energy crisis, which is growing worse by the day on their watch.
"Where Democrats refuse to lead, Republicans will. Beginning today, House Republicans will offer a series of discharge petitions aimed at forcing the Democratic leadership to schedule several GOP-sponsored bills to increase production of American-made energy, reduce America's costly dependence on foreign sources of energy, harness new alternative energy technologies, and lower gas prices. I thank Rep. Tim Walberg for offering the first discharge petition in this effort – one that seeks to force Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer to schedule Rep. Mac Thornberry's No More Excuses Energy Act. The Thornberry bill will open new American oil refineries, invest in alternative energy sources, and increase environmentally-safe exploration of untapped oil resources in the United States.
"Rep. Walberg's discharge petition provides rank-and-file Democrats an important opportunity to back up their rhetoric on gas prices with real action. By joining House Republicans in supporting it, they can send a long-overdue message to the Democratic leadership: American consumers are hurting, and this Congress has a responsibility to act on meaningful legislation aimed to bring down soaring prices at the pump."
NOTE: The No More Excuses Energy Act would help reduce the price of gasoline by opening new American oil refineries; investing in diverse energy sources such as wind, nuclear, and captured carbon dioxide; and making available more homegrown energy through environmentally-sensitive exploration of the Arctic coastal plain and in deep ocean energy resources. A recent Gallup survey indicated that 57 percent of Americans support increased production of American-made energy. For more information on the House Republicans comprehensive plan for lower gas prices, click here and here. Once 218 lawmakers in the U.S. House sign a discharge petition, it immediately will be scheduled for a Floor vote.
This is outstanding! I strongly urge you to contact your Representative and demand he or she support this discharge petition for the No More Excuses Energy Act. House Republicans are finally starting to pick the fights that Americans want addressed, so we now need to support them and force the issue.
I've been thinking a lot about this lately. The facts on this whole gas crisis are so obvious that an average junior high kid can figure this out from the facts. So are the Democrats really dumber than junior high kids? That answer is debatable for some, but the truth is that their damaging policies and decisions are based purely on political considerations rather than facts. Why are the Democrats hedging on such an obviously important issue for the American people? Because they want as much misery and discontent as possible up until the election. They believe that by allowing these problems to fester, many people will vote for them to come to the rescue (of course, they have no real intention of fixing anything even after they get into power, but that's beside the point - they just want to be in control). Of course, that doesn't help you and me at all when it comes to gas prices, does it?
I've even started seeing a few stories here and there about how Congress has its hands tied when it comes to gas prices, and it's really aggravating me because that's a bald-faced lie. McCain at one point proposed eliminating the federal gas tax between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when gas prices are the highest every year. It obviously didn't happen, but it was a very good idea. Of course, the Left mocked him and asked where he would pay for that tax shortage. To me, the answer is obvious: the government can do with a little less of our money for a few months!
This is not a hard concept to grasp. Responsible people deal with this reality on a daily basis - if you don't have the money to buy something, you don't buy it. Period. It's not always easy to cut back on one's personal budget, and some people have fewer frivolous expenses than others, but I think it's safe to say that most people have a few luxuries they can do without in order to remain financially sound. Pass on the $6 Starbucks latte for a $1 version, drop the Netflix subscription down a notch, eat out twice a week instead of three times, buy a 1-year old car instead of brand new, stop buying $400 shoes when you have eight pairs in the closet that you've haven't yet worn, and on and on and on. If we can do it, so can the government. Besides, it's not their money in the first place - it's yours and mine, and every other American taxpayer's. They seem to have forgotten that.
On the whole, Congress sucks. They are completely detached from reality, from normal life, and from the American people. A few have finally started to figure that out, and are now trying to actually do something on our behalf. They need our support. Give it to them. This is something that will have a direct benefit to you, your family, and your children.
There's my two cents.
PS - I would again remind you of the Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less campaign. Join it, and spread the word.
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