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PRESIDENT OBAMA: “So, Any Notion That My Administration Has Shut Down Oil
Production Might Make For A Good Political Sound Bite, But It Doesn't Match Up With
Reality.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks On Energy, Washington, DC, 3/11/11)
THE TRUTH IS OBAMA’S ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING THE BRAKES ON
DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION
Americans Will Pay On Average $700 More For Gasoline This Year
The Average American Household Will Spend $700 More On Gasoline In 2011, Increasing Motor Fuel
Expenses By 28 Percent. “The average U.S. household will spend about $700 more for gasoline in 2011
than it spent last year, bringing total motor fuel expenses up 28 percent to $3,235, based on an annual pump
price of $3.61 a gallon, the department's Energy Information Administration said.”(Tom Doggett, “Gasoline Cost To Jump
$700 For Average Household,” Reuters, 3/9/11)
“‘Gas Prices Are Rising, And The Stock Market Has Stumbled,’ [Moody’s Analytic Senior Economist
Ryan Sweet] Says. ‘We Could Potentially See Consumers Take A Step Back And Slow Spending.’” (Larry
Copeland, “Rising Gas Prices Could Stall U.S. Recovery,” USA Today, 3/8/11)
The Energy Information Administration Predicts Drivers Will Pay $3.71 A Gallon During The
Summer, A 98 Cent Increase From Last Year. “The EIA said it expects drivers will pay an average $3.71 a
gallon during the summer peak driving season from June through August, about 98 cents more than last
year.” (Tom Doggett, “Gasoline Cost To Jump $700 For Average Household,” Reuters, 3/9/11)
Obama Administration Blamed For Dragging Its Feet On Permits, Creating A “De Facto Moratorium
Against New Drilling.” “Gulf state lawmakers and the oil industry have accused the department of dragging
its feet on the permits, enacting a de facto moratorium against new drilling, while the department has said it
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needs to ensure that safety and environmental protections are in place.” (Dan Berman and Darren Goode, “Interior Appeals Oil
Drilling Ruling,” Politico, 3/4/11)
In December, The Obama Administration Moved Beyond The Gulf And Banned Offshore Oil Drilling
Along Most Of The U.S. Coastline. “Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday afternoon that
the Obama administration will not allow offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico or off the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts as part of the next five-year drilling plan, reversing two key policy changes President
Obama announced in late March.” (Juliet Epstein, “Obama Administration Reimposes Offshore Oil Drilling Ban,” The Washington Post, 12/1/2010)
The Washington Post: Obama’s EPA Regulations Will Bring “Thicket Of Red Tape And Regulations” On
Businesses That “Won’t Be Pretty.” “The Clean Air Act, in other words, is breathtakingly unsuited to the
great task of battling global warming. It would provide no economy-wide and declining cap on carbon, no
market signal to industry or clean-energy investors that could spark innovation and greater efficiencies.
There would be a thicket of red tape and regulations but nowhere near the reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions of the Waxman-Markey bill, let alone those called for by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change. The specter of EPA regulation is supposed to scare Congress into more rational action. Yet if
Congress does not act, it’s likely that the EPA will. It won’t be pretty.” (Editorial, “Regulating Carbon,” The Washington Post,
9/21/09)
Three Democrats Have Signed On As Co-Sponsors Of A Bill To Strip The EPA Of Its Power To Regulate
Greenhouse Gases. “The Hill reported earlier Thursday that three House Democrats signed on to the
legislation. Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), the ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee, and
Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), the ranking member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,
have are both original co-sponsors. Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) also signed on to the legislation.” (Andrew Restuccia,
“Senate Democrat Sponsors GOP Bill To Block EPA Climate Rules,” The Hill, 3/3/11)
• Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) “The Congress … Is The Appropriate Body To Design A Program With
Such Sweeping Ramifications.” “For his part, Rahall said that he is ‘dead-set’ against EPA moving
ahead with greenhouse gas regulations. ‘The Congress -- the place where the People's will reigns -- is
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the appropriate body to design a program with such sweeping ramifications,’ Rahall said in a
statement. Peterson, too, said that he believes EPA ‘needs to be reined in.’” (Dana Fine Maron, “New Anti-EPA Bill
Aims To ‘Rein In’ Agency’s Climes Rules Permanently,” The New York Times, 3/4/11)
• Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN): EPA Regulation Of Greenhouse Gases Are “The Last Thing We
Need When Our Economy Is Beginning To Show Signs Of Recovery.” “Now, with congressional
efforts to regulate greenhouse gases off the table and EPA at the helm on this issue, he said that
agency's regulations are the "last thing we need when our economy is beginning to show signs of
recovery." (Dana Fine Maron, “New Anti-EPA Bill Aims To ‘Rein In’ Agency’s Climes Rules Permanently,” The New York Times, 3/4/11)
18 Democrat Senators Joined Republicans To Raise Concerns Over Obama’s Environmental
Regulations On Industrial Boilers. “The groundwork is already laid for action on several fronts. Last
week, 41 senators, including 18 Democrats, raised concerns over the reach of new air toxin regulation for
industrial boilers. And 21 senators called the soot proposal the “most stringent and unparalleled regulation
of dust in our nation’s history.” (Darren Samuelson, “EPA Rules Could Hurt Obama In 2012,” Politico, 10/4/10)
• The New Boiler Rules Could Incur Tens Of Billions Of Dollars In Costs. “The 41 senators are
worried about the proposed ‘Boiler MACT’ rule, which would require operators of the boilers to
install maximum achievable control technology (MACT) for toxic air pollutants such as mercury. It
could cost tens of billions of dollars to upgrade the nation's roughly 200,000 boilers, which provide
power to many industrial facilities, universities and hospitals.” (Gabriel Nelson, “18 Senate Democrats Join GOP In Assault
On EPA's Boiler Proposal,” The New York Times, 9/28/10)
In 2008, Obama Said He Thinks Americans Can “Adapt” To Higher Gas Prices. “But if the government
gives middle-class families tax cuts and encourages the market ‘to adapt to these new circumstances more
quickly, particularly U.S. automakers, then I think ultimately, we can come out of this stronger and have a
more efficient energy policy than we do right now.’” (Charles Babington and Jim Kuhnhenn, “One Down, More To Go For Republicans
Aiding McCain,” The Associated Press, 6/12/08)
• And Obama Wasn’t Concerned That Cap-And-Trade Would Have Boosted Consumer Energy
Prices, He Boasted That: “[U]nder My Plan Of A Cap And Trade System, Electricity Rates Would
Necessarily Skyrocket.” (Sen. Barack Obama, Interview With San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board, 1/17/08)
Energy Secretary Stephen Chu: “Somehow We Have To Figure Out How To Boost The Price Of
Gasoline To The Levels In Europe.” (Neil King Jr. and Stephen Power, “Times Tough For Energy Overhaul, The Wall Street Journal,” 12/12/08)