Washington, D.C. – Just days after failed presidential candidate Senator Michael Bennet expressed support for an overtly political gas tax holiday, he is still working overtime to convince Coloradans that he doesn’t have one of the most anti-American energy records in the Senate.
Part of his proposal is to tap into U.S. oil reserves. All of this after he stripped American energy producers of many of their means to create more supply and keep our nation 100% energy independent. This comes at a time when Colorado drivers are paying $3.751 per gallon.
Let’s take a deeper look:
- Bennet has voted at least two times against energy exploration in ANWR (Senate Roll Call Votes: 12/2/17, 12/21/17)
- In 2021, Bennet voted against canceling the Biden Administration’s ban on oil and gas leasing on federal lands: (8/10/21)
- In 2021, Bennet voted four times against advancing the Keystone XL Pipeline, killing roughly 11,000 good-paying jobs in the process (Senate Roll Call Votes: 2/4/21, 2/5/21, 3/6/21, 3/6/21)
- Bennet has a 90% lifetime rating from the League Of Conservation Voters, a group leading advocacy of the Green New Deal (National Environmental Scorecard, League Of Conservation Voters)
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “For years, Michael Bennet did everything in his power to slow the growth of American energy. He scuttled pipelines, blocked drilling, and limited oil exploration. Now, he is trying to wash away his record of anti-American energy votes. Coloradans won’t forget that he is a big reason we are in this mess.”
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