U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly Serving the 24th District of California http://www.house.gov/gallegly/media/media2008/media2008.htm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2008 Contact: Tom Pfeifer, (202) 225-5811 |
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Gallegly: House-passed ‘Energy’ Bill Running on Empty WASHINGTON, DC—The so-called energy bill passed by the House of Representatives today further threatens the economic and national security of the United States by increasing federal spending and raising taxes while doing nothing to increase domestic supplies, Congressman Elton Gallegly (R-Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties) said. “What America needs is an honest comprehensive energy program that fosters conservation, develops alternative energies, increases domestic oil and gas supplies, and allows new refineries to be built,” Gallegly said. “Instead, the House of Representatives today sent Americans an empty tank that will siphon tax dollars while taking us nowhere but deeper into crisis.” The bill:
“This is not an energy bill,” Gallegly said. “It’s a black hole sucking in innovation and foresight and leaving us in an even deeper energy crisis.”
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