Blunt: American Energy Act Offers Genuine Plan to Reduce Prices at the Pump

WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- House Republican Whip Roy Blunt
(Mo.) joined Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Conference Chairman Adam
Putnam (Fla.), and a number of other Republicans today in introducing the
American Energy Act - a comprehensive, "all of the above" energy plan with a
clear strategy for lowering prices at the pump, lessening our reliance on
foreign oil, and building a bridge to a sustainable energy future.

Blunt issued the following statement:

"It didn't take us a day to get into this energy crisis, and it won't take us
a day to get out. But it will take a new way of thinking about energy if we
have any hope of changing the current situation - one that discards the
'lock-it-away' mentality of the past, and reflects a genuine commitment to
delivering a future in which energy is affordable, America is competitive, and
our national security is kept intact.

"That's exactly the commitment we've made today in introducing the American
Energy Act. It's an 'all of the above' energy strategy that will - not may -
bring down prices at the pump, keep them at a reasonable level, and help us
end our dangerous dependence on foreign, unstable oil.

"Such is the gauntlet we've laid down to the majority today: Either stand up
and have the courage to bring forth a serious and comprehensive plan to end
this energy crisis, or continue along your present, ineffectual course. It's
becoming increasingly clear which side of the issue the American people come
down on - soon we'll see with whom their elected officials side."

NOTE: More information on the elements included in the American Energy Act
(H.R. 6566) can be found at http://www.gop.gov/energy/americanenergyact/.

SOURCE House Republican Whip Roy Blunt

Nick Simpson, Antonia Ferrier, or Chris Tucker, +1-202-226-7022, all of the
Office of House Republican Whip Roy Blunt