Washington, D.C. – Since taking control in Washington, Democrats have enacted a sweeping anti-American energy agenda. They canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline, halted drilling on federal lands, and killed an amendment from Sen. Kevin Cramer to prohibit the Biden Administration from banning fracking.
As experts and Republicans predicted, gas prices are skyrocketing. Americans are struggling to fill up their tanks, farmers can barely afford to fuel their equipment, and food delivery drivers are turning down orders. Democrats have largely ignored the carnage they created. But now they suddenly say they’re working to fix it.
There’s a slight problem with Democrats’ phony push to lower gas prices. First, in states like Nevada, Democrats’ gas tax gimmick wouldn’t lower prices at all. Second, gas prices have been rising sharply for over a year. Everyone knows that Democrats are only concerned now because it’s an election year.
Statement from NRSC Spokesman Jonathan Turcotte: “Senate Democrats have spent the past year setting fire to oil and gas production in the United States. Their war on American energy has killed countless American energy jobs, caused gas prices to soar, and made us dependent on oil from countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia. After ignoring rising gas prices for over a year, Democrats say they can fix the problem they created. Do they really think voters are stupid enough to believe them? Americans aren’t stupid – we know not to call an arsonist to put out a fire.”
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