Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell attempts to amend a Democrat-backed bill in order to prevent a 53-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike. Democrats prevented Senator McConnell from offering his amendment, which would have helped ease the strain on family budgets. To learn more about the Senate Republican Conference, please visit republican.senate.gov
At a press conference in the US Capitol, the Senate Republican Leadership outlines ways Republicans are fighting for the family budget by addressing energy costs and gas prices. Since Democrats have taken control of Congress, American families have paid an extra $1400 per year in higher gas prices. Read more at republican.senate.gov
At an energy forum, Republican senators discuss rising fuel costs and ways Congress can promote clean energy sources that are environmentally friendly while easing the strain on family budgets and reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Please visit republican.senate.gov to learn more about the Senate Republican Conference.
Republican senators discuss rising fuel costs and ways Congress can promote clean energy sources that are environmentally friendly while easing the strain on family budgets and reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. To learn more about the Senate Republican Conference, please visit republican.senate.gov
At a press conference in the Capitol, Republican senators urged their Democratic colleagues to reign in the $1 trillion in discretionary spending included in the proposed 2009 budget, put the needs of our troops over politics to pass a clean troop funding bill, and pursue untapped domestic energy sources to help address rising energy prices. Read more at republican.senate.gov
At an energy forum hosted by the Senate Republican Conference, Republican senators put forth commonsense solutions to our nation's energy challenges. Participants in the forum discussed rising fuel costs and ways Congress can promote American energy sources that help ease the strain on family budgets while reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Read more at republican.senate.gov
At an energy forum hosted by the Senate Republican Conference, Republican senators put forth commonsense solutions to our nation's energy challenges. Participants in the forum discussed rising fuel costs and ways Congress can promote American energy sources that help ease the strain on family budgets while reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Read more at republican.senate.gov
In an address at the Brookings Institution, Senators Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) highlight the dangers posed by Congress' failure to approve the US - Colombia Trade Agreement. Read more at republican.senate.gov
In a speech at the Brookings Institution, Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) outlines his proposal for a "new Manhattan Project" to address our nation's energy challenges -- such as rising gas prices -- and put us firmly on the path to clean energy independence. Read more at republican.senate.gov