August 13, 2008
Democrats pick up on McHenry’s Doublespeak
Apparently, Democrat Daniel Johnson must read this blog (or someone’s aware of it)- the NC Democratic Party decided to pick up where I left off noting McHenry’s doublespeak regarding oil prices with a new press release, noting, among other things:
-McHenry voted “no” to requiring oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres that they already hold leases for, which could produce 4.8 million barrels of oil and 44.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily (H.R. 6251, 6/26/08). Drilling on these public lands could double U.S. oil production and cut oil imports by one-third.
-McHenry voted “no” to cracking down on oil speculators that artificially inflate the price of oil (H.R. 6604, 7/30/08).
-McHenry voted “no” to releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6578, 7/24/08). Each time the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been tapped or deposits suspended, the price of oil has dropped by at least 19%.
-McHenry voted “no” to tax credits for investment in alternative energy (H.R. 2776, 8/4/07).
-McHenry voted “no” to cracking down on gas price gauging (H.R. 1252, 5/23/07).
-But McHenry says “yes” to $25,500 in campaign donations from oil and gas companies.
Now, it kinda sucks to have Democrats picking up on this, but there is something to be said about what they are saying. Despite all this talk about Democrats blocking proper oil legislation, the only thing McHenry has done with the oil industry is take their money.
Nowadays it can take over $100 to fill up a decent sized truck. Thanks, McHenry!
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