Washington, D.C. – Val Demings was handpicked by Washington Democrats to be a rubber stamp for their failed policies, and she has been doing just that. This weekend, Demings was given the opportunity to finally admit that her party’s anti-American energy agenda is causing rising gas prices, and as always she refused.
Val is so out of touch. After endorsing Green New Deal policies, she is now trying to distance herself from this disastrous liberal agenda to save face as Floridians are feeling the impact in their pocketbooks.
According to the Washington Free Beacon:
Demings’s attempt to distance herself from Democrats’ anti-oil policies comes as Florida experiences sky-high prices at the pump. In early March, gas prices in the state surged to an average of $4.38 a gallon, the highest level in Florida history. But Demings has refused to blame the trend on her party’s energy agenda—on Sunday, she instead said gas prices have increased due to oil companies “who take advantage of crisis situations like the one we are in to drive up costs as opposed to reducing it.”
Demings also refused during her Sunday interview to call for increased oil production in the United States, a position Rubio regularly promotes. Under former president Donald Trump, the United States became a net annual petroleum exporter for the first time in more than 70 years. That status has shifted under President Joe Biden, with the United States set to again become a net oil importer in 2022. The reversal comes after Demings’s House Democratic colleagues pressured oil executives to decrease production due to climate change.
Demings promoted her support for the THRIVE Agenda in a September 2020 press release, which says the bill will “transform our country and future” through “a new, clean economy.” The release includes a quote from Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), who co-authored the Green New Deal with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.). The release also touts the Green New Deal Network’s backing of the bill and quotes Sunrise Movement cofounder Varshini Prakash, who said the THRIVE Agenda “delivers a clear mandate for the next administration and Congress to get started on a Green New Deal.” – Free Beacon
Statement from NRSC Spokeswoman Priscilla Ivasco: “If Demings really cares about Florida families during this economic crisis, then she would have the guts to finally admit that her party’s failed environmental policies are to blame. But once again she isn’t a real leader, just a puppet. Sorry Val, Floridians aren’t buying your latest media stunt.”
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