Not too long ago before the elections that resulted in a Democrat favored Congress, all we heard were the voices of those Democrats pleading for our votes and promising to get quick solutions to rising gas prices. Remember Pelosi? It’s now been years.

I got a message from a friend recently and he is serious about the issue. Mitch McConnell is motivated. He’s also a Republican so he’s swimming against the current and could use our support. I felt compelled to share this with my F3 family. We need more leaders like him; making things happen. He writes;

Dear Dan,

I hope you received my email last week about our petition urging the Democrat-controlled Congress to take real action to lower gas prices.

I have sponsored legislation in the Senate that would:

• Permit environmentally responsible exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Allow limited deep sea exploration off of the U.S. Coast to take advantage of available resources
• Repeal bureaucratic barriers to innovation which can lead to less expensive sources of energy, including oil from shale and new hybrid batteries
• Support development of coal-to-liquid fuels, using America’s most abundant energy resource to replace Middle Eastern oil
• Promote new conservation and “green” sources of fuels

A new Gallup poll released last week found that a majority of Americans support measures like these to increase energy production here at home. The poll found that found that 57% of Americans favor “allowing drilling in U.S. coastal and wilderness areas now off limits.” Increasing energy production in the U.S. will create jobs and reduce our dependency on foreign oil.

While the American people support real solutions to high gas prices, Washington Democrats are trying to pass tax increases that will only further increase prices at the pump. I need your help in the fight to lower gas prices. Please sign the petition and encourage Congress to support American innovation and energy exploration.

Thanks again for your help.

Mitch McConnell
Senate Republican Leader

P.S. Please take a moment to sign the petition at www.TeamMitch.com/energy. If you know of any friends who feel like you do that it is past time for Washington to get serious about our energy needs please forward this email to them and encourage them to sign the petition as well. Together we can make a difference.