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Dana Rohrabacher: for 30 years, we have seen the development of new major gas and oil developments in our country thwarted. For 30 years…

On the recordJune 23, 2008
for 30 years, we have seen the development of new major gas and oil developments in our country thwarted. For 30 years, we have had no new nuclear reactors built in this country to provide us electricity. For 30 years, we have seen no new refineries being built in this country. For 30 years, we haven't even seen a hydroelectric dam being built in this country. And people ask why are we paying $4 and $5 a gallon for gasoline now? Well, what has happened, of course, is we have put ourselves in a position where the discretionary income of our people is being robbed from them because we were acting irresponsibly for these last 30 years. Congressmen, elected representatives of the people, did not stand up to a radical element which opposed all of these energy alternatives for America and has left us vulnerable to our enemies overseas. It is about time we speak up, we stand up, and we do what is right so we can fix this problem that was caused by inaction for the last 30 years.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Addressing energy policy and the lack of new energy developments in the U.S. over the past 30 years.

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