Posted on 07/15/2008 11:41:33 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 07/15/2008 Pelosi on Gas Prices: ‘It’s the Economy, Mr. President’
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders today held a news conference with economic experts following an economic forum this morning. At the forum, five national economic experts endorsed Democrats’ call for the President to immediately release a small amount of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce energy prices for American consumers. Below are selected comments by the Speaker on energy:
“The President said today that he would not support the release of the oil from the SPR because it’s there for other reasons. Well, we are having a crisis in our country, an emergency. Whether the President knows it or not, there is an emergency in our country. He resisted withholding oil from going into the SPR. A couple of months ago, we passed the bill unanimously in both Houses, veto-proof.
“The President said another thing this morning. He said that by drilling offshore, it would not have an impact on the price at the pump; I’m glad that he’s finally admitted that to the American people. Our message back to the President is, ‘It’s the economy, Mr. President.’
“It’s about jobs and people not having them, and it’s about their standard of living and purchasing power of their income going down because of the increase in the price of gasoline and groceries and health care and education, as others have mentioned. It’s about the fragility of our financial institutions, the downturn in our capital equity market, the downturn in the cost of the value of people’s main equity investments, their homes.
“This economy needs the President’s attention and he doesn’t need to have any diversionary tactics. It’s about drilling offshore, but drilling isn’t, by his own admission, going to have any effect for many years to come. What did he say the other day? ‘If we could only drill offshore, the economy would be better.’ That is a poor excuse from the President of the United States.”
I’d get arrested.
It's the IMPORTING, stupid!
Sick evil person. That`s it that`s all.
There`s up to 2 Trillion barrels locked in shale but Pelosi and Washginton own 70% of the land it sits on.
There is no oil or energy emergency and absolutely no need to pursue inefficient wind and solr.
It’s the Congress, Madam Speaker.
I’d be hung (no pun intended) lol
so if it wont have an effect for years nancy, what would have been the effect if the senate hadn’t blocked it for years?
Senate Blocks ANWR Oil Exploration
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 E. Ralph Hostetter
The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday, May 13, to block oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the offshore areas of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Senate Blocks Arctic Drilling Provision
By William Branigin Washington Post Wednesday, December 21, 2005
The Senate today failed to pass a major defense appropriations bill after a Democratic-led bloc stymied it with a filibuster in an effort to force removal of a controversial provision on oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge.
Senate May Blunt Alaska Drills
Reuters 08.02.01
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration’s plan to open an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil drilling was approved by the House of Representatives early on Thursday, but it faces a tougher fight in the Senate, which wants U.S. energy policy to focus on conservation. The key issue in the debate over a broad U.S. energy policy is the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),
“no comment - I’d get banned........”
Same her.
Why is she so utterly stupid. WOW
Aren’t you proud, Nancy? *spits*
IMHO, Dingy Harry and Pelouser take turns bashing the Pres.
Harry has even days (yesterday he ridiculed lifting the ban on offshore drilling) and Nanny has odd days (this “news” conference).
Of course, if you’re a RAT, every day is odd :)
I wonder how many “experts” they went through before they found five that would spin it their way?
Is it that she thinks we're all idiots or is that she's an idiot? (or both?)
WHAT A HORSE’S ASS!
It’s the supply, stupid....
Per gallon price of gas under Republican congressional leadership: $2.15
Per gallon price of gas under Democrat congressional leadership: $4.50
Price of a barrel of oil under Republican congressional leadership: $56.
Price of a barrel of oil under Democrat congressional leadership: $140
Reading the stupid press release of the idiot Speaker of the No Direction (except up their backsides) Congress: senseless.
There are some things money can’t buy. Politicians are not included in that list.
The “economy” must be the latest focus-group tested buzz word to come out of the Rat high command this week. Does this stupid woman actually believe that people are going to buy this and her claim that by releasing a “small amount” of oil from the Strategic Reserve gas prices will go down?
I am so tired of hearing this crap .. of course it won't make any difference at the pump ... now.
If these asshats had opened up these areas for drilling back in mid 90's that oil would be online now. Open them now and it WILL impact the price at the pump in 6-10 years .... when that increase in supply comes online.
Pelosi is right at the top of the offical tx_eggman
People Who Need To Be Punched In The Face List®
Here let me help you. Madam Douche Bag. We tried it once and it did NOT lower gas prices. Facts are a terrible thing to waist.
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