President Eisenhower once declared that “pessimism never wins any battle.” Yet the pessimism of many Americans today is understandable. [emphasis, links added]
Families worry about how to fill the gas tank and put food on the table. Most Americans believe the American Dream is out of reach. As our country faces growing challenges, Our leaders need to offer a positive vision for our future that Americans can believe in.
The United States has abundant energy resources that power our economy with affordable, reliable energy.
Getting the government out of the way is a great place to unleash American energy in a way that will reverberate throughout the economy. This is the key to making the American dream within reach again.
Unfortunately, today’s reality is that the left’s apocalyptic vision of the climate crisis is a pessimism that will fail. The Biden-Harris administration’s whole-of-government energy war makes our country’s future prospects very bleak.
As the United States regulated hydrocarbon production, our manufacturing jobs moved abroad and we became dependent on foreign energy sources.
This not only harms our economy and national security, These foreign sources also fail to meet our stringent environmental standards for domestic production.
Instead of producing abundant American energy, we look to OPEC+ for hydrocarbons and increase our dependence on China for the production of critical minerals we need. At the same time, China emits more greenhouse gases than all developed countries combined.
The Paris Agreement, which President Biden has rejoined, requires the United States to pay Beijing even as they continue to increase emissions.
American families’ living standards have declined; Governments restrict everything from what kind of cars we can drive to what kind of stoves we can use to cook. Air conditioning and air travel were only available to the rich.
This is far from achieving the American Dream and is unpopular with voters. therefore, Vice President Kamala Harris recently pushed for an energy messaging strategy that Reuters charitably called “strategic ambiguity.” and The Washington Post considers this “climate silence.”
For those paying attention, The Democratic candidate's “climate silence” stands in stark contrast to her record of steadfast commitment to radical climate policies throughout her career.
As a senator, Harris proposed a $10 trillion Green New Deal and even supported eliminating the filibuster to pass it.
As a 2020 presidential candidate, She proudly declares her opposition to fracking. Her current campaign has denied that stance but failed to explain the shift. When Vice President Harris was asked about this during a sit-down interview, she continued to maintain her strategic ambiguity, noting only that her “values have not changed.”
Despite the vagaries of public attitudes, Her record as vice president supports the conclusion that her anti-energy leanings are consistent. As vice president, she is critical to the administration’s whole-of-government energy war.
She was the decisive vote on the so-called inflation reduction bill, This fuels inflation and provides “green” relief to businesses and pet projects.
Yet her nomination acceptance speech made no mention of energy at all, and only made a passing mention of climate. It's a glaring omission from the Democratic nominee.
There's a clear logic to Hidden Ball as she seeks to appeal to Pennsylvania's energy voters and her radical climate base.
Furthermore, as the Washington Post observed, Vice President Harris' climate policies stand in stark contrast to her desire to “paint a better picture of the future.”
The Washington Post rightly calls this pessimistic vision a “lose-lose” messaging problem.
That's because, at its core, it's a lose-lose policy proposition.
Fortunately, there is a win-win policy for achieving prosperity while protecting the environment. We must unleash American energy and allow all energy sources to compete on a level playing field.
We must remove burdensome government barriers and let American ingenuity and free-market principles drive innovation.
This is a proactive policy with a good track record.
In 2019, building on the incredible innovations of the shale revolution and the Trump Administration’s supportive energy policies, The United States has become a net energy exporter for the first time in nearly 70 years.
at the same time, The country ranks first in the world in net reductions in energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. During the Trump administration, air pollution in the United States also decreased by 7%.
American energy means we can liberate ourselves and our allies from dependence on countries like Russia and China. We can protect the environment and improve American lives.
Simply put, An America-first approach to energy means we can embrace the spirit of the American Dream.
This is a realistic policy vision that paints a brighter future for us. Americans deserve clear messages, not vague ones. They deserve a chance to realize the American dream, starting with energy freedom.
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