Political Quotes

“Last week, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Fleet Performance, which would require all new light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet to be alternate fuel vehicles, such as hybrid, electric, natural gas, or biofuel, by December 31 of 2015. My amendment echos the Presidential Memorandum on Federal Fleet Performance by prohibiting funds in the DHS appropriation bill from being used to lease or purchase new light-duty vehicles except in accordance with the President's May 24 memorandum. Our transportation sector is by far the biggest reason we send $600 billion per year to hostile nations, such as Venezuela and others, to pay for oil at ever-increasing costs. But America does not need to be dependent on foreign sources of oil for transportation fuel. Alternative technologies exist today that, when implemented broadly, will allow any alternative fuel to be used in America's automotive fleet. The Federal Government operates the largest fleet of light-duty vehicles in America. According to the GSA, there are 662,154 vehicles in the Federal fleet with 54,972 belonging to the Department of Homeland Security. By supporting the diverse array of vehicle technologies in our Federal fleet, we'll encourage development of domestic energy resources, including biomass, natural gas, coal, agricultural waste, hydrogen, and renewable electricity.…”