John Larson actually said...

the policies that promote domestic development of oil and natural gas including access to offshore federal areas that have been kept off-lim...

Consumers are actually benefitting as well. So now you have the households having about $1,000 more in their pocket by 2015.

I think it is all part of an 'all of the above' strategy.

Lower energy prices ensure higher standards of living for everyone in the country.