Every time I go to the gas pump, I cannot help but get a little mad, and I don’t think that I am alone. The Biden-Harris Administration’s energy policies have been disastrous for working-class Americans.
As Americans, we are blessed with bountiful natural resources, especially oil and natural gas. But this administration is determined to cripple our energy sector in the name of climate alarmism.
The cost of fuel is the single most significant driver of inflation in our economy. While this is obvious to most people with common sense, unfortunately, it must be said: We can’t run our economy in Alabama or anywhere across the United States without fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are vital to electricity production in our nation and worldwide.
According to an America First Policy Institute report, gasoline prices are 39.7% higher, natural gas prices are 32.7% higher, electricity prices are 17.5% higher, and household energy prices are 22% higher under the Biden-Harris Administration.
These outrageous numbers highlight the real-life struggles that hard-working Americans face daily. There is no doubt that we need real change in Washington, which is why I am supporting Caroleene Dobson for Congress.
Caroleene is a wife and mother with a young, beautiful family. She is dealing with the same problems that so many other young families around our nation are facing. She knows that the cost of filling up your tank, feeding your children, and making ends meet is becoming increasingly difficult for the average American. And she knows that the blame lies squarely at the feet of the Democratic Party and this administration’s policies.
Her opponent worked for Joe Biden, and he will support Kamala Harris’s continuation of this administration’s war on American energy production. Energy prices are at record levels because the Biden-Harris Administration has put the environmental lobby ahead of the needs of Alabama families.
Joe Biden banned drilling on federal land, canceled the Keystone pipeline, and issued regulations that make energy more expensive. Life was better under President Trump because he understood that cheap energy is the very lifeblood of a thriving and sustainable economy.
Caroleene will stand with President Trump and fight daily to ensure that our nation is not only energy independent but also energy dominant. Biden’s effort to deny Americans the use of oil, coal, and natural gas has made energy far more expensive and life far more difficult.
I said it before, and I will say it again: sound energy policy is the foundation for all that we want to achieve as a state. Our entire economy depends on access to reliable and affordable energy, and Alabama families depend on it for their quality of life. Caroleene is the only candidate in this race who understands that, and she deserves your support on November 5th.
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. The positions set forth in this column are those of Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and are not intended to reflect the official position of the Alabama Public Service Commission.
