Political Quotes

“with the continuation of rolling blackouts and skyrocketing energy costs, we need to address our country's energy problems now. In the short term, we need a solution that provides much- needed price relief for consumers to outrageously high energy costs, particularly now that we are in the summer. The Bush administration's energy plan does virtually nothing to address these issues. The leadership in this Congress has wiped out the raising of the fuel efficiency standards and continues to do nothing in the area of research in renewables and other long-term benefits in improving energy efficiency. The administration has tried to address this in the previous years but was unable to do it with the leadership of this Congress. We need a plan that does not relax environmental standards, does not propose drilling in sensitive environmental areas of this country, such as the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve and off the coast of Florida's shores. That plan only benefits large oil companies at the risk of all Americans. Our approach to our country's energy problems is a balanced plan that addresses both supply and demand. The plan proposed by Democratic leadership increases refining capacity and helps America use energy more efficiently.”