As auctions begin on oil and natural gas reserves in the Chukchi Sea, America should reaffirm its commitment to keeping energy affordable and accessible to all. With gas prices reaching skyward and economic instabilities making headlines, increasing U.S. energy production capacity is a vital step toward keeping the country competitive and productive. Right now, the U.S. is the world's 2nd largest natural gas producer and 3rd largest oil producer. But demand is on the rise. Even now, the U.S. is unable to meet current demand for natural gas.

On behalf of our 850,000 FreedomWorks members and supporters nationwide, I write to urge you to vote “No” on the Energy Independence and Security Act now before the House. As it stands, this anti-energy bill strikes at the heart of the American economy. The Democrat-led Congress is proposing a $13 billion tax increase on energy companies, which will only increase the cost of energy for consumers.

Roanoke, VA.  Senator John Warner was the latest elected official to be reached by FreedomWorks. Pictured here is activist Keith Tatum handing material on global warming and cap and trade programs  to Senator Warner's staff.

Freedom Works activists from Orange county, NC met at Rep. David Price's office in Chapel Hill, NC.  In the absence of Rep. Price we spoke with his legislative assistant to express our opposition to the current legislation being debated in the US. House.

Download the .pdf of the letter with signatures Dear House Leaders, On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing hundreds of thousands of taxpayers, small businesses, shareholders, consumers and senior citizens, we strongly urge you and your colleagues to reverse the increasingly dangerous direction that the 110th Congress is taking with punitive energy policies that would punish the economy by raising taxes, raising energy prices and driving a death nail into domestic energy production.

On behalf of the nearly 850,000 FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to VOTE NO on H.R. 2776, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007. This energy bill would scale back gains in domestic exploration and capacity that would impose ultimately be borne by consumers. In addition, this bill would increase oil production costs by revising section 199 of the tax code, which would eliminate funds for domestic energy production and exploration in order to provide tax breaks for alternative fuel production. These changes would saddle domestic energy suppliers with costly new taxes that will raise prices for consumers.

On behalf of nearly 850,000 FreedomWorks members nationwide, I write to urge you to VOTE NO on the Udall/Platts Renewable Energy Standard amendment to the energy package being considered in the House this week. The proposed amendment would create a mandate requiring the use of renewable portfolio standard for generating electricity starting in 2010 with the goal of forcing electric utilities to produce 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  Twenty-two Freedomworks members from 3 chapters-- McDowell, Macon and Buncombe Counties-- rallied for sensible energy policy and against recent votes in Congress to place price controls on gasoline.  FreedomWorks received press coverage from WLOS TV  ABC and the Asheville Tribune as they rallied outside Congressman Heath Shuler’s Asheville office. 

No better example of nonsensical energy policy is the federal indulgence with corn ethanol fuel, a heavily subsidized product that is a net loser for the economy, the environment, and for our energy security.