Every time we fill up our vehicles to take us to work, take our children to school, or to take our family out for a weekend getaway, we find ourselves being squeezed by higher gas prices. Not only that, but high gas prices impact almost everything we purchase. Currently we are tied to foreign oil and global energy prices. We must increase our domestic production by opening ANWR and the continental shelf, and allow new refineries to be built. We must also lower the tax burdens associated with our gasoline and other petroleum products.
Congressman Kaptur has repeatedly voted against lower gas prices and favored more taxes and regulations. She has thwarted America’s ability to become energy independent by opposing the use of oil in ANWR and the continental shelf, and restricting the construction of new refineries. Her refusal to take a common sense approach to America becoming energy independent has allowed gas prices to put a strangle hold on families and communities, alike.
Since 2006, Congressman Kaptur:
● voted to raise taxes on oil companies and increase the costs of domestic oil exploration and production- all of which are passed on to the consumer (Roll No. 40, 2007)
● voted against requiring certification that the Democrat energy bill does not raise gas prices and home heating costs before being implemented (Roll No. 578, 2007)
● voted against opening ANWR to oil exploration (Vote #206, 5/24/06)
● voted against streamlining the application process for companies to build
refineries within the United States. (Vote #116, 5/3/06)