• “Clearly, Denver’s rarefied air has gone straight to Democrat leaders’ heads for thinking that their ‘new’ energy plan is anything more than a rehash of the broken promises and failed policies of the past.”

• “Only House Republicans are talking about meaningful energy solutions on the floor of the House of Representatives and at gas stations, kitchen tables and town hall meetings across America.”

WASHINGTON – Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today shortly after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democrat leaders announced a “comprehensive”  energy plan in Denver, CO:

“Clearly, Denver’s rarefied air has gone straight to Democrat leaders’ heads for thinking that their ‘new’ energy plan is anything more than a rehash of the broken promises and failed policies of the past.
 
“Here we are exactly 600 days removed from the beginning of this Congress, and only now are Democrat leaders getting around to proposing a so-called ‘comprehensive’ plan for energy independence. Maybe one of the reasons for this failure of leadership is because, as we have learned in recent days, Speaker Pelosi does not even know that natural gas is a fossil fuel, or that it will require increased exploration of American natural gas to make use of it. Whatever the case may be, it is disconcerting that Democrat leaders continue to pat each other on the back for a job not done while American families are struggling.
 
“Moreover, Democrats have demonstrated their glaring lack of credibility on this issue in ironic fashion by proposing an energy plan in the very same city where for months they had been getting their gas tax-free while Coloradans were scrimping and saving to pay their fair share.

“Only House Republicans are offering the American people an ‘all of the above’ energy policy that creates new American-made energy, unleashing the potential of new technologies, and further fostering conservation efforts.

“Only House Republicans are talking about meaningful energy solutions on the floor of the House of Representatives and at gas stations, kitchen tables and town hall meetings across America. This historic national conversation and call to action will continue as long as Speaker Pelosi and Democrat leaders refuse to allow a vote on these widely supported reforms.”

 
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