“The unions have helped Barack Obama. They will hope to be paid back. I’m particularly concerned that organized labor would call on Barack Obama to pass the card check program. This removes from American workers the right to the secret ballot in deciding whether or not to accept a union. This legislation would do more to harm America’s long-term competitiveness than almost anything I can imagine. It would be a partisan payback for organized labor but it would come with devastating consequences for the nation.”
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to Fortune Magazine, November 7, 2008
Des Moines, IA – Sen. Harry Reid, who weeks ago sent the Senate on a vacation before debating any meaningful energy legislation, today is in the spotlight as he prepares to deliver a major speech on energy to the Democrat National Convention.
American Future Fund (AFF), in conjunction with its “America First Energy Agenda,” launched radio ads in Nevada this week telling Reid to allow a vote on S. 3202, the Gas Price Reduction Act, in the U.S. Senate. Continued
Des Moines, IA – The American Future Fund (AFF) today launched “High”, a 60-second ad that will run on radio stations across Colorado calling on Congressman Mark Udall to support exploration of domestic sources of energy, including allowing for offshore drilling and exploration for oil shale.
H.R. 6108 would allow for the safe exploration of offshore drilling and oil shale production. AFF supports the passage of this legislation and is encouraging Colorado citizens to contact Congressman Udall and encourage him to support the bill.
Democrats seem to be tripping over themselves to find new adjectives to describe Wall Street’s oil speculators, railing about “unbridled” profiteers driving up the price at the pump.
But while they may have zeroed in on speculation, the rest of the once-aggressive Democratic energy agenda has gone by the wayside.
Under pressure to have at least some modest accomplishment on energy, Democrats have backed off of proposals for a windfall profits tax, price gouging investigations and suing OPEC. They’ve completely avoided any votes on oil drilling, perhaps fearing that many Democrats would cross party lines and back more exploration. Continued
