Virginia Right!

Henrico, VA– George Allen issued the following statement on Washington’s debt ceiling deal:   “After months of pushing our economy to the brink, Washington has yet again failed to deliver a long-term solution to our debt crisis.  This 11th hour deal fails to address the country’s serious fiscal problems, has no concrete Balanced Budget Amendment, [...]

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The top three Democrat leaders of the Senate, Harry Reid (D-NV), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), all went to the floor this morning to argue for their plan to raise taxes on domestic energy producers, despite the fact that doing so would clearly result in lost jobs and higher gasoline prices.   The [...]

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‘A bipartisan majority of lawmakers rejected the kind of tax hike on small business that President Obama endorsed today, and it was counterproductive of him to revive it. Americans want policies that will create the right climate for job creation — and that means cutting Washington spending, not squeezing family budgets even more than they [...]

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I could hardly believe the headline in the Richmond Times-Dispatch today: “Rep. Scott Favors Letting All Tax Cuts Expire” (This is the online headline, for the record) This means Representative Scott, the representative from the Third Congressional District, favors raising taxes for many in his district.  Tax brackets will go up, credits will go down.  [...]

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An extraordinary contrast is emerging between the style and philosophy of governing as practiced in the executive mansion just north of the Potomac River and the Executive Mansion just north of the James River.

In Washington, President Obama is borrowing, taxing, and spending with abandon — with little apparent concern about the long-term consequences of his unprecedented expansion of government control of the economy and the claims it will make on future earnings of the American people. The president’s agenda relies on one-party power and minimal attempts at compromise.

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Alexandria, VA – As football season begins and sportscasters list their team rankings, Governor George Allen, Chairman of the American Energy Freedom Center, issued this statement regarding the unveiling of the state power rankings, an interactive map that analyzes each State’s current electricity portfolio:

“This map illustrates the inextricable link between affordable and efficient forms of electricity. The American people deserve to hear and understand this relationship as the leadership in Congress and the Obama Administration debate carbon cap-and-trade legislation which will increase electricity rates for every single American. People in States that use coal – which provides them more affordable electricity than the national average – would face the biggest increases in their electricity costs. Higher electricity prices would make their States, and all America, less competitive for jobs and investment.

“With declining state revenues and family budgets under tremendous stress, increased electricity rates will only cause more pain. Higher electricity rates significantly affect small, medium and large businesses. As governor, I saw firsthand the direct correlation between affordable electricity and the recruitment of high-tech companies and jobs to Virginia. To keep family budgets solvent and jobs here in America, we must promote efficient and reliable power generation.

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