When Will Democrats Heed America's Call For More American Energy?

By John Boehner

Prior to leaving Washington, D.C. for the Independence Day district work period, I promised Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic leaders that my Republican colleagues and I would be right back on the House floor on July 8, fighting for a vote on our “all of the above” plan to increase American energy production, encourage more efficiency and conservation, and promote the use of alternative fuels and biofuels. I spent the first part of this Fourth of July week in Washington state with my GOP colleagues Reps. Doc Hastings, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Dave Reichert, and what we heard from their constituents has made us even more eager to resume the fight next week on Capitol Hill.

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