Kerry Takes Aim at Bush Energy Scheme

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Kerry Takes Aim at Bush Energy Scheme
15 June 2005



What kind of delusions is Bush under? In his speech today pushing Congress to pass his Energy Bill, he said, “My advice is, they ought to keep this in mind: Summer's here, temperatures are rising and tempers will really rise if Congress doesn't pass an energy bill.” The Bush administration Energy Bill offers no quick fix to the rising gas and energy prices.

Lawmakers have acknowledged that the bill would do little to ensure reductions in oil imports, which accounted for nearly 58 percent of the crude oil used during the first three months of this year.

John Kerry released the following statement today in response to Bush’s speech:

Bush Plan Increases Dependence on Dangerous Foreign Oil, No Relief for Record Gas Prices

"Just days after another senior official cashed out and took a job at Exxon, we heard another speech about energy from the 'say one thing, do another' Bush administration. No matter how much President Bush stumps for his failed ideas, the Bush-Cheney energy plan is not the solution to rising energy costs or the answer to our dangerous dependence on foreign oil. Instead, their energy policy is the place where cozy business connections, secret deals and industry campaign contributions come together to keep us dependent on foreign oil and keep consumers paying through the nose at the pump. No wonder even President Bush's own economists agree it will do little to reduce dependence on foreign oil or bring prices down, and the President himself admitted it'll do nothing to provide immediate relief at the pump.

"Americans deserve better. We need a real plan that will free us from our dependence on Mideast oil by investing in renewable sources, providing incentives for conservation and diversifying our energy supplies. We can build an energy independent America that relies on its own ingenuity and innovation instead of the Saudi royal family, but we'll never get there with the Bush energy scheme."


Cooney, just days after resigning from his White House position, has taken a position at Exxon.

The White House made no mention of Cooney's plans to join Exxon Mobil, the world's largest oil company. Its executives have been among the most skeptical in the oil industry about the prospects of climate change because of a growing concentration of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. The leading greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels.



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