Posted on 08/08/2004 6:13:57 PM PDT by RWR8189
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) today issued the following statement:
“The greatest criticism of Senator Kerry’s energy plan is that it ducks on all the tough issues. It is pure election year babble—long on hope but short on help.
“Americans currently depend on foreign imports for more than 50 percent of oil, and Senator Kerry obviously does not have the stomach for the decisions or policies that would either reduce consumption of foreign oil or increase domestic production.
“His ‘new’ energy policy contradicts his vote against a balanced National Energy Bill this year on the Senate floor. That bill included incentives to spur renewable energies, conservation, technological innovation and production. While today he’s embracing agriculture-based fuels, he voted against a bill with the greatest domestic ethanol program ever proposed—one even supported by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle.
“President Bush understands the economics or realities of international oil markets and how they affect American businesses and families. The President’s comprehensive energy policy made concrete recommendations to ramp up American production of energy right here in this country.”
Go Pete go! Give em' hell an' make it "extra hot".
New Mexico Republican BUMP!
Kerry says no to oil.
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