Conservative Law makers Serious About Lowering Gas Prices

I guess it's clear, if you want something done that will actually help the people without raking some of the proceeds off the top, it's going to take the Republicans and Conservatives in the United States House of Representatives to get it done.

Well, at least they have shown that they are will to do the right thing as the House Majority leader Nancy Pelosi shut the house down so the vote can't and won't be taken on the off-shore drilling bill. She sent everyone home on vacation. Everyone except the Republicans - they are serious about doing something that will help lower gas prices. They want an 'up or down' vote on the bill.

Pelosi won't have it - she knows it will pass and make the Democrats, especially her, look like they are the problem as many Democrats in the House would vote for this bill. Where are the Democrats now that we need this vote that will save thousands of jobs and billions of dollars from our saving accounts. I know where they are, home, hiding from their responsibilities as elected officials. But what can you expect - they are Democrats - they aren't like the rest of us.

This is from the Heritage Foundation - keep the faith.

Conservatives push for expanded drilling

While some liberals are now open to domestic energy exploration, many are not, and Congress left for its summer recess without voting on offshore drilling.

Citing recent estimates, Heritage energy expert Ben Lieberman reports that off-limits coastal areas contain “19.1 billion barrels of oil and 83.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas—approximately 30 years’ worth of imports from Saudi Arabia and enough natural gas to power America's homes for 17 years.

It should also be noted that these initial estimates tend to be low.”

Even though Congress is formally on recess—the lights are off in the House of Representatives and the C-SPAN cameras are off—several hardy conservatives remained in Washington to press for a vote on offshore drilling. An amateur video of the informal proceedings on the House floor has been posted to Heritage’s Foundry weblog. Heritage’s Rob Bluey reported from the scene that “the debate is going to continue all week on the House floor.” Follow his reporting on Twitter.