Washington Journal
CSPAN (CSPAN) National Programming, DMA: 0
08:20AM EDT May 21 2008
Programming Type: Talk News Politics Interview Public affairs

a refinery and they spent four years in that process and probably have another four to go. sometimes these refineries are closed and it is due to epa regulation that will not allow expansion. one of the things to bear in mind is some of the new technology. when those oil rigs go in and start to drill, they can drill latterly, so they had fewer incursions' when they enter the earth and then they enter the earth in a lateral platform. some of them are more environmentally friendly and not as intrusive, an important point to make. capped ells, we will look to see them uncapped. when there is a land of oil or gas well, we would like to see those resources getting pulled out. we should make it easier to get american resources, american energy, and explore for american entry but what we' doing is making it more difficult and putting undue burden and red tape on top of those trying to solve the problem. host: robinson, illinois. caller: representative, i have to tell you, if you talk about this new plan you are coming up with that you are introducing, energy olicy. what i want to know is why we cannot see dick cheney cost energy policy. since then gasoline prices have tripled. i live in a town and we have our own refinery. we pay 5 cents, 6 cents more than any town surrounding us. i am a union iron worker. i see them building on every year. millions and millions of dollars in this place. yet, our fuel goes up. it is taken out of the ground last cash and efficiently. -- less-efficiently. why can we not see the energy policy of dick cheney? why is it such a secret? kisco - guest: i do not know of a policy, per say, that the vice-president had, but i do want to talk on a couple of points that he mentioned. efficiency -- yes, new technologies should allow efficiencies and bring prices down. it is not that we have fewer resources, we have a lot of them. it is just the permitting process to get that at of the ground which has become so burdensome and so costly that it makes it more and more difficult every year. but callers are right to be upset about this and i am pleased to hear that. going back to my chart, we see what it is costing them and the inaction that has been taken the democratic leadership. this person must from illinois. the congressman from that state has done a great job and has been an advocate on working on the issues. he may want to visit his website to see the kind of work he has done. we also have a congressman and indiana, one of pennsylvania, that has worked on this issue. we have a congressman in michigan that has done a good amount of work on this. the ranking member of the energy and commerce and from texas is working on this, it represented the from the arizona, and they all have bills. host: is in a reality for these bills to see the light of day because, it is a production presidential election year, and things often fall through? guest: the american people are wonderful force and i love when our constituency gets energized on any issue. they are energized about the price at the pump and i think american people are ahead of congress on the issue. my hope is they are going to force the u.s. house and senate as well as their state legislators to take action on the issues that are keeping us from getting the domestic supply. we have not even talk about nuclear plants. we getting some new nuclear reactors on line in my home state. as i said rainier, and the american people are ahead of us on this but we ave to think long term. what happens in 2030 and we need to double our energy needs? that means that we are going to have to double our energy output. who is thinking about that and what are the answers? that is why we are bringing forward these policies. host: myrtle beach, south carolina. caller: think you for your service. -- thank you for your service. i am a retired person and these gasoline prices are very high. it is a shame that the democrats and the global warming crowd has stopped us from producing our own oil.