Let’s get serious about domestic energy

By: Senator David Vitter (Diary)  |  March 31st at 03:30 PM  | 

In his speech at Georgetown University this week, President Obama acknowledged the alarming increases in prices at the gas pump, which in many states are approaching $4 per gallon.  The president restated some vague platitudes about the need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, but offered no concrete plans to rein in those prices, which are putting a strain on family budgets across the | Read More »

Putting the brakes on $4 gas at the pump

By: Senator David Vitter (Diary)  |  March 4th at 11:40 AM  | 

A little more than two short years ago we heard presidential candidates vowing to fight to prevent rapid spikes in gas prices at the pump. Well, here we are again not too far in the future and $4.00 per gallon gas could be right around the corner. Like you, I’m hardly surprised. The unrest in the Middle East should really clarify for President Obama that | Read More »