Mike Pence on the American Energy Act – Alert the Media!

You’d never know republicans have plans for anything by listening to the main stream media. Have you heard that the republicans introduced the American Energy Act? I didn’t until I read about it at Townhall. Mike Pence and his fellow republicans don’t want to wage economic war on American families and businesses so they have proposed a plan of their own.

The President said it best, that under his cap and tax plan energy, rates would ‘necessarily skyrocket.’ In addition, senior Democrat Rep. John Dingell called the Democrat plan “a tax, and a great big one.” Various estimates suggest up to $4,300 in extra energy costs for American households, and the loss of anywhere between 1.8 and 7 million American jobs.

In short, the Democrats’ national energy tax wages economic war on America’s families, businesses, and family farms and they deserve better. Today, House Republicans are introducing the American Energy Act, an ‘all of the above’ plan that offers energy independence, more jobs, and a cleaner environment, without imposing a national energy tax.

Our energy solution focuses on more domestic exploration for oil and natural gas, a renewed commitment to clean, emissions-free nuclear energy, investments in renewable and alternative energy technologies and creates incentives for conservation by individuals and businesses.

The plan we offer today is the comprehensive energy solution that this country desperately needs. It advances our energy independence, saves and creates millions of American jobs and it even does a better job of protecting the environment since the Pelosi Cap and Tax bill will actually drive manufacturing plants overseas to countries without our environmental safeguards.

The American people want energy independence and a cleaner environment, without a national energy tax. The American Energy Act is the answer. I look forward to working with colleagues in both parties to advance this common sense approach to the challenges facing our nation’s future.

A common sense energy plan! Someone alert the media!

Update: Now more than ever we need a sensible energy policy. Analysts predict the price of a barrel of oil could go as high as $250! Drill, baby, drill!