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Consensus In Washington: Biden’s ‘Very Showbiz’ Gas Tax Gimmick Panned By Everyone
President Biden's Sudden Desire To Suspend The Federal Gas Tax Has Been Derided By Economists As 'Shortsighted, Ineffective, Goofy And Gimmicky' As Well As Inflationary, Questioned By His Own Treasury Department Officials, Rejected By Congressional Republicans, And Dismissed By Prominent Democrats Because It 'Will Not Provide Meaningful Relief At The Pump' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[On Wednesday,] the Biden Administration announced another ineffective stunt to mask th… Continue Reading
06.08.22
Biden’s Energy Policies Have Americans Bracing For An Expensive Summer Punctuated By Blackouts
After Campaigning On Ending Fossil Fuels, President Biden Has Spent A Year Implementing Policies That Have Made Energy Prices Skyrocket, With The Price Of Gas Doubling And Electricity Rates Predicted To 'Rise By As Much As 233 Percent,' Even As Utilities Warn Of More Blackouts From Decreased Generating Capacity SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "In 2019, while running for the White House, President Biden made a public promise: 'I guarantee you we're going to end fossil fuels.'… Continue Reading
06.07.22
Biden’s Inflation Surge Hits Americans Who Can Least Afford It
Rampant Inflation Is Squeezing Americans Of Modest Means And Fixed Incomes Between Skyrocketing Gas Prices, More Costly Groceries, And Higher Rents For Even The Most Traditionally Affordable Housing SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "For families across America, the long holiday weekend also kicked off the excitement of summer traditions. But unfortunately, a year and a half into the failed policies of this all-Democrat government, even modest family celebrations came with pri… Continue Reading
05.19.22
As Skyrocketing Energy Prices Pummel Americans With ‘Stagflationary Effects,’ The Biden Administration Shuts Down Yet More Domestic Energy Production
Americans Are Struggling With Massive Increases In Costs For Gasoline, Natural Gas, And Electricity, Yet The Biden Administration Obliviously Plows Ahead With Shutting Down More Oil & Gas Leasing And All Democrats In Congress Have To Offer Is Show Votes On Bad Legislation Economists Deride As 'Dangerous Nonsense' That Wouldn't Have 'Any Substantial Effect' On Inflation SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Getting to work, running errands, driving to church, visiting loved on… Continue Reading
05.09.22
As Energy Prices Skyrocket, Democrats Keep Voting For Policies That Would Push Them Even Higher
Last Week, Most Senate Democrats Refused To Vote For Republican Motions That Would Help Increase American Energy Production Or Block Policies That Would Raise Energy Prices Even Further On Struggling Families SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "After ignoring federal law by failing to award a single oil or gas development lease for five straight quarters, the [Biden] Administration has shrunk its land offering by 80% while jacking up its royalty rate by fifty percent. That's ri… Continue Reading
04.26.22
Biden Administration Works To Curtail American Energy Production At Every Turn
As American Families Are Being Hit With Soaring Energy Costs On Everything From Gas To Electricity, The Biden Administration Keeps Trying To Strangle American Energy Production By Limiting Land For Development, Raising Costs, And Piling On Regulations And Lawsuits, Because 'President Biden Remains Absolutely Committed To Not Moving Forward With Additional Drilling On Public Lands' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The administration wants everybody else to produce more except us… Continue Reading
04.07.22
President Biden Isn’t Serious About Lowering Gas Prices
If President Biden Truly Wanted To Lower Gas Prices And Strengthen American Energy Production, He Would Get Serious About Reversing His Administration's Policies That Are 'Purposefully Meant To Hinder American Oil And Natural Gas' Development "When Mr. Biden took office, international crude prices were less than $60 a barrel and regular gasoline prices averaged less than $2.40 a gallon in the U.S. Since then, oil has nearly doubled, with the international benchmark settling Monday up 3% to $… Continue Reading
03.29.22
Americans Place The Blame For Inflation And Soaring Gas Prices Right Where It Belongs: On President Biden’s Policies
Recent Polls Show Americans Aren't Buying The Lame Spin From The White House And Democrats In Congress About Inflation And High Gas Prices Being The Fault Of Everything But Their Own Policies SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "America's working families continue to face strong headwinds as they try to make ends meet. The historic inflation kicked off by runaway liberal spending last year is still taking its toll, one paycheck at a time…. Unfortunately, Washington Democr… Continue Reading
03.10.22
Biden’s Presidency: Nine Straight Months Of Inflation Exceeding 5% And The Most Expensive Gas Prices In U.S. History
'The Fastest Pace Of Inflation In 40 Years' And The Highest Gas Prices In U.S. History Are Hammering Ordinary Americans, With 'Nearly Every Category Of Goods And Services' Increasing In Price Over The Last Month SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Everybody knows that gas prices and energy costs have been soaring sharply for many months. Working families know all too well that gas prices and utility costs have been rising throughout President Biden's tenure. Just this morning, … Continue Reading
03.07.22
Crude Intentions: Biden White House Frantically Looks Abroad For Energy That Americans Can And Should Produce At Home
After Months Of Working To Smother U.S. Oil And Gas Production, The Biden Administration Is Now Begging Foreign Human Rights Abusers To Increase Their Energy Production SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "There is some suspicion the Administration is desperate for any excuse to ease sanctions on Iranian oil exports to help blunt the impact of the European crisis on Americans' pocketbooks. This White House seems determined to go hat in hand and beg every bad actor around the worl… Continue Reading
03.01.22
‘The President Made Stifling American Energy Independence A Day One Priority’
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Remember, the President made stifling American energy independence a Day One priority, killing miles of pipeline and freezing new jobs and new exploration with the stroke of a pen." (Sen. McConnell, Remarks, 3/01/2022) Earlier Today, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Dismissed Calls To Reverse These Harmful Polices, Declaring That They Would Not 'Address The Issue At All' FOX NEWS' DANA PERINO: "Will there be anything in the speech to … Continue Reading
02.17.22
Democrats’ Gas Tax Gimmick Can’t Hide Their Policies That Are Designed To Raise Energy Prices
Democrats Facing Frustrated Voters In November Are Proposing To Suspend The Gas Tax In An Obvious Election Year Gimmick, But Have Spent A Year Voting For And Supporting Green New Deal Policies To Strangle Domestic Energy Production That Have Sent Prices Soaring SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): ""Washington Democrats' inflation is slamming consumers with the highest prices in 40 years. One of the toughest blows has been the soaring cost of a trip to the gas station. A gallon of r… Continue Reading
11.16.21
As Energy Prices Soar, Biden Keeps Trying To Make Energy More Expensive
With Costs For All Forms Of Energy Rising And Accelerating Inflation, Democrats Continue To Push Myopic Energy Policies, Like A Renewed War On Coal And Oil And Gas Exploration Bans, Which Will Only Further Constrain Domestic Energy Supplies And Make Energy Even More Expensive For American Families And Workers SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Across the country, working families are already worrying about the big, potentially historic spikes in energy costs and heating bills tha… Continue Reading
11.10.21
Generational High Inflation: Kill The Bill
As Rampant Inflation Continues To Break Records And Hurt American Families, It's Long Past Time For Democrats To Heed Warnings That 'DC Can No Longer Ignore The Economic Pain Americans Feel Every Day' And Drop Their Multi-Trillion Dollar Reckless Taxing-And-Spending Spree SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[Democrats] have already created a lot of harm this year with the previous $2 trillion package they passed earlier this year without a single Republican vote. It created raging… Continue Reading
11.09.21
Biden Administration Launches New Offensive In Their War On Coal
After Eight Disastrous Years For Energy Policy Under The Obama Administration, Its Retreads In The Biden Administration Are Pledging To Revive The War On Coal, With John Kerry Telling Climate Activists That 'We Won't Have Coal' While The Biden EPA Attempts To Revive The Supreme Court-Blocked 'Clean Power Plan' And Congressional Democrats Pursue Policies That Will Make Energy More Expensive And Less Reliable For Americans SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "As a Kentuckian, I'm all… Continue Reading
10.27.21
Dems Double Down On High Energy Prices With Green New Deal Policies
Just As Americans Are Getting Hit With 'Soaring Energy Prices' For Gasoline, Natural Gas, Coal, And Oil, Democrats Are Pushing Radical Green New Deal Policies In Their Reckless Taxing-And-Spending-Spree That Would Worsen The Energy Crunch The Biden Administration's Regulations Already Exacerbated SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The federal government's own analysts of the energy sector are predicting that this winter, American families could face home heating bills that are 54… Continue Reading
08.10.21
Dems Vote To Support Biden Energy Policies Making For ‘A Cruel Summer At The Gas Pump’
Every Single Senate Democrat Voted To Support President Biden's Moratorium On New Oil And Gas Exploration On Federal Lands As Gas Prices Have Shot Up Over A Dollar In The Last Year All 50 Senate Democrats voted against Sen. Cynthia Lummis' (R-WY) amendment, which would have reversed the Biden administration's moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on public lands. (S.Amdt.3104, S.Con.Res.14, Roll Call Vote #320: Rejected 49-50: D 0-48; R 49-0; I 0-2; 8/10/2021) SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH Mc… Continue Reading
06.23.21
‘A Tale Of Two Pipelines’
The Contrast Is Undeniable: President Biden Cancelled A Pipeline That Would Create American Jobs And Support An American Ally Yet Allowed A Pipeline That Will Help The Russian Economy And Embolden An American Adversary SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[T]wo weeks ago, the President left for Europe having already given the Kremlin two other gifts: a high-profile summit that experts predicted Putin would use to help legitimize his regime at home and abroad, and a waiver of san… Continue Reading
04.28.21
‘Centrist Words, Liberal Actions’: Biden’s First 100 Days
Though Joe Biden Ran As A Unifying Figure, The Record Of His First 100 Days Is One Of Partisan Ideological Left-Wing Governance President Biden Pledged Unity But Has Spent His First 100 Days Governing From The Left Despite Biden's Call For Unity, His First Actions As President Were 'To Advance A Liberal Agenda' And 'Offer Little Compromise' The Rhetoric: 'Unity Is The Path Forward … I Will Fight As Hard For Those Who Did Not Support Me As For Those Who Did,' '[The American People]… Continue Reading
02.10.21
Let’s Go To The Vote-A-Rama Highlights
Here Are The Plays From Last Week's Marathon Voting Session That You Need To See Again SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Last week, the Senate had a 14-hour voting marathon on amendments to the phony partisan budget that Democrats jammed through as a procedural step. We got Senators on the record on a host of questions that matter to American families. Sadly Democrats blocked our efforts to say that, at the very least, school districts where teachers have been vaccinated cert… Continue Reading
