Rep. Eric Cantor takes a crack at the the Drill Nothing Congress
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Congress should act to pass a bill prior to July 4 that would allow for the exploration of oil and gas in the deep ocean floor, as well in ANWR and other parts of the United States. We should streamline the regulatory process for the construction of nuclear power plants as well as refineries. A bill like this would send a serious signal that America intends to address the current supply crunch. In turn, global markets would likely respond and downward price pressure could set in.
But instead, Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid in the Senate cling to their beliefs that somehow higher gas prices are acceptable and we should do nothing. This is wrong, and the American people know this is wrong.
Amen to that.
Not to stir the pot or anything, but an argument could be made that the Democrats want higher gas prices, for two reasons: (1) the environmentalist faction of the Democratic Party truly and honestly revels in the proverbial car wreck, and (2) high energy prices are — like all things in the Democratic Weltschauung — the fault of President Bush.