Virginia Foxx: “The rising cost of gas and energy prices throughout this country threatens many aspects of our lives, and the ability to…”

“The rising cost of gas and energy prices throughout this country threatens many aspects of our lives, and the ability to attend baseball games this summer is one of those. The notion that Washington is broken is exemplified in the Democratic majority's refusal to address soaring energy prices. Two years ago, then-Minority Leader Pelosi promised the American people a ``commonsense plan'' to lower gasoline prices, but Democrats have not only failed to offer any meaningful solutions, they've put forward policies that will have precisely the opposite effect. As a result of their inaction, oil, gasoline, and electricity prices are as high as they have ever been. Once a nightmare scenario, $4 plus gasoline has become a harsh reality on Speaker Pelosi's watch, and now Americans are paying nearly $1.50 more per gallon at the pump than when the Speaker took office. This Pelosi Premium is hitting working families hard, at a time when they are confronting high costs of living, a slowing economy, and a housing crunch. This has to change. Republicans are committed to a comprehensive energy reform policy that will boost supplies of all forms of energy right here at home to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, protect us against blackmail by foreign dictators, create American jobs, and grow our economy, all those things as basic to us as our of love of baseball.”