America’s Strategic Energy Future
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
High gas prices and energy costs have had the greatest impact on those who can afford it the least. The single mother, the independent trucker, the senior citizen surviving on a fixed income, small business owners: these are our neighbors and friends who need action on increasing energy prices the most, but are not receiving it because the Democratic Leadership in the House refuses to act. Nearly 140 Republican members of the House protested this willful inaction over the past five weeks.
Now that Congress has returned to Washington, it is time to act. This fall, energy must be Congress’ top priority. Families in the Fourth District of Kentucky and across the nation have been struggling to make ends meet for too long. It is past time to adopt a solution to our nation’s energy crisis.