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VIDEO: Foxx calls on House Democrats to schedule vote on energy production
Washington, DC,
June 5, 2008
U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx today called on the Democrat-controlled Congress to take up legislation to increase the supply of American oil and gas. She also highlighted the different approaches that Democrats and Republicans in t
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx today called on the Democrat-controlled Congress to take up legislation to increase the supply of American oil and gas. She also highlighted the different approaches that Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives take to domestic oil and natural gas production. “How high must gas prices go before Democrats in Congress allow a vote on legislation to increase American-made oil and gas?” Foxx asked. “North Carolina drivers are fed up with high gas prices and can’t afford to wait any longer for Congress to take action. We’ve got some very sensible proposals to tap our domestic oil supplies and invest in alternative energy, and they are just languishing, waiting for an up or down vote.” “The public record is abundantly clear,” Foxx said. “Over the past 15 years 91 percent of House Republicans have voted to increase American energy production while a mere 14 percent of House Democrats supported these commonsense proposals.” A study of voting patterns in the House since 1994 demonstrates that historically 91 percent of House Republicans have voted to increase production of American-made oil and gas, while 86 percent of their Democrat counterparts voted against increased production. The study also found that 97 percent of House Republicans voted to support coal-to-liquid technology and 78 percent of Democrats opposed this technology. Click here to watch a YouTube video where Congresswoman Foxx calls on Congress to vote on legislation to bring down the price of gas. About American Energy Production: In May, Rep. Foxx cosponsored The American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act (H.R. 6107), a bill that would allow for the production of oil on 2,000 acres of northern Alaska in ANWR. This legislation would reduce oil prices by allowing the U.S. to tap an estimated 10.4 billion barrels of oil and use the resulting revenue windfall to fund a wide array of existing renewable energy initiatives. |