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If we are ever going to become energy independent, we need to look at all available options out there, and that’s why I support an all-of-the-above approach to our energy.  This starts with increasing production of our domestic oil, natural gas, and coal.

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These three sources of energy produce the majority of our energy needs.  Estimates put more than 800 billion barrels of untapped oil in onshore and offshore reserves in the United States. Putting even a fraction of that on the market would undoubtedly help lower the cost of gasoline. Also, we must expand our ability to refine crude oil. A new oil refinery has not been built in this country in more than 30 years, pushing our existing refineries to their production limit. Without updating and expanding our refining capacity, we will be unable to effectively and efficiently convert our crude oil into gasoline.  

We also need to look at new ways to secure traditional forms of energy from our allies rather than relying so heavily on unstable and unfriendly countries in the Middle East. TransCanada estimates the Keystone Pipeline would have brought 700,000 barrels of oil each day from Canada, our largest trading partner in the world. Plus, according to the U.S. State Department, construction of the pipeline would have created 5,000 to 6,000 jobs.  Unfortunately, President Obama blocked the project  and doing so is not the way to bring down rising energy prices.
 
This all-of-the-above approach must also include non-traditional forms of energy as well.  I am a big proponent of increasing our production of nuclear energy.  It is a clean, emission-free source of energy.  The state of Georgia is honored to be the home of the first nuclear reactor built in the United States in more than 30 years with the construction of PlantVogtle. We look forward to leading the way to more nuclear energy plants like this one in the future.
 
If you have further questions about this issue, you can contact Pete Sanborn in my Washington DC office at 202-225-5901 or email me.
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