Last week, Democrats in Congress voted to adjourn for summer vacation, choosing to ignore the energy crisis. Perhaps the marginal drop in gas prices – to a bargain $3.83 per gallon – gave Democrats the green light to head home, but the rest of America doesn’t see that as a bargain.
The American people have made it clear they want to allow drilling in areas like ANWR and the Outer Continental Shelf. And there are countless bills in Congress to increase domestic energy production, including several that I have sponsored or co-sponsored, but even when Congress was in session, Speaker Pelosi wouldn’t allow so much as a vote.
So, until we can get the Democrats to consider some real solutions, keep those tires inflated, Cincinnati!