Those of us who lived through the brown-outs and rolling black-outs during the California energy crisis remember well how difficult the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was to deal with, and it pains me to vote for a national policy that I hope will not need to be used. However, after carefully reviewing the issue, I do not see a better alternative. My vote is a vote to keep the lights on in Southern California.
Addressing the challenges of the California energy crisis and voting on national energy policy.
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I think Congress has to enact an authorization to use military force for the region, which would identify the trade-offs and how to create a strategy for United States leadership that puts maximum pressure not just on Iran.
But imposing sanctions and continuing to impose them on Iran's malign behavior in the region, which is permissible, is the right way to go.
If you're Kim Jong-un and you're watching this and thinking oh, here was an international agreement led by the United States in which they promised to give up their nuclear program in exchange for certain things.
I think that Congress can finally construct the strategy that has been missing from everything we've been doing in the region.
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