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‘[M]y
Republican
colleagues
and
I
are
working
to
unleash
the
power
of
America’s
energy
sector
–
which
will
create
jobs
and
keep
more
of
your
hard
earned
money
in
your
own
pockets.
Unfortunately,
President
Obama
cannot
say
the
same.
The
President
is
so
out
of
touch
with
unemployed
Americans
that
he
thinks
tens
of
thousands
of
Keystone
XL
construction
jobs
are
a
“blip,”
and
“not
a
jobs
plan.”’
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – In
the
Weekly
Republican
Address,
Sen.
Tim
Scott
of
South
Carolina
takes
the
Obama
administration
to
task
for
blocking
and
delaying
new
American
energy
production,
which
would
create
thousands
of
jobs
and
significantly
reduce
dependency
on
foreign
energy
sources.
By
contrast,
Republicans
support
an
“all-of-the-above”
approach
that
includes
nuclear,
wind,
solar
and
other
renewables
along
with
oil
and
gas
production.
“Opening
access
to
responsible
energy
production
will
lower
prices,
create
jobs,
grow
our
economy,
decrease
dangerous
dependence
on
foreign
oil
and
lower
the
deficit
by
adding
much
needed
revenue
to
the
Treasury,”
Scott
says.
The
Weekly
Republican
Address
is
available
in
both
audio
and
video
format
and
is
embargoed
until
6:00
a.m.
ET,
Saturday,
August
10,
2013.
The
audio
of
the
address
is
available here,
the
video
will
be
available here and
you
may
download
the
address here.
A
full
transcript
of
the
address
follows:
“Hi,
I’m
Senator
Tim
Scott
from
South
Carolina.
“On
the
Senate
Energy
and
Natural
Resources
Committee,
my
Republican
colleagues
and
I
are
working
to
unleash
the
power
of
America’s
energy
sector
–
which
will
create
jobs
and
keep
more
of
your
hard
earned
money
in
your
own
pockets.
“Unfortunately,
President
Obama
cannot
say
the
same.
“The
President
is
so
out
of
touch
with
unemployed
Americans
that
he
thinks
tens
of
thousands
of
Keystone
XL
construction
jobs
are
a
‘blip,’
and
‘not
a
jobs
plan.’
“Meanwhile,
the
new
head
of
the
EPA
said
she
doesn’t
want
to
talk
about
jobs
anymore
as
she
writes
new
job
killing
regulations
that
will
put
tens
of
thousands
of
Americans
out
of
work.
“That’s
not
leadership.
“In
fact,
President
Obama’s
failed
leadership
on
energy
policy
will
cost
every
American
family
more
when
you
buy
food
at
the
grocery
store,
take
a
family
vacation,
or
turn
your
air
conditioner
on
this
summer.
“Every
second
your
refrigerator
runs,
the
electricity
to
power
it
costs
more
because
of
the
lack
of
an
all-of-the-above
energy
strategy.
“And
every
time
the
government
tries
to
pick
winners
and
losers,
billions
of
taxpayer
dollars
are
wasted.
“This
mindset
disproportionately
affects
lower-income
Americans,
as
energy
costs
consume
a
quarter
of
after-tax
income
for
families
making
$30,000
or
less.
“The
bottom
line
is
the
price
of
energy
is
higher
because
of
the
President’s
failed
policies.
“When
it
comes
to
resources,
no
nation
on
Earth
has
more
options
at
its
disposal
than
America.
“Oil
and
natural
gas
alone
support
over
9
million
American
jobs
and
contribute
more
than
$1
trillion
to
US
GDP
per
year.
“Unfortunately,
the
Obama
Administration
has
actively
blocked
and
delayed
new
American
energy
production,
continuing
our
dependence
on
dangerous
foreign
countries
for
energy.
“And
the
Administration
continues
to
block
projects
such
as
the
Keystone
XL
pipeline,
which
could
support
40,000
new
jobs.
“There’s
no
disputing
the
fact
that
energy
production
is
down
on
federal
lands
and
waters
that
President
Obama
controls.
“When
President
Obama
took
office
in
2009,
nearly
all
of
our
offshore
areas
were
newly
open
to
American
energy
production.
“Today,
President
Obama
has
effectively
re-imposed
an
offshore
moratorium,
blocking
access
to
American
oil
and
natural
gas
resources,
preventing
the
creation
of
tens
of
thousands
of
American
jobs
and
continuing
our
reliance
on
foreign
oil.
“According
to
a
study,
just
in
my
own
state
of
South
Carolina,
opening
the
offshore
to
energy
production
has
the
potential
to
create
over
7,500
new
jobs,
have
a
statewide
economic
impact
of
over
$2.2
billion
annually,
and
generate
around
$87.5
million
in
new
state
revenue.
“We’ve
seen
success
stories
play
out
across
the
country
-
Energy
production
on
state
and
private
lands
in
places
like
North
Dakota
and
Texas
has
skyrocketed.
“In
those
states,
energy
permits
can
be
approved
in
just
a
few
weeks
-
compared
to
on
federal
lands
where
President
Obama’s
anti-energy
red
tape
takes
over
300
days
to
approve
permits.
“The
cost
of
that
delay
means
less
job
creation,
less
economic
activity
and
less
American
energy.
“So
instead
of
playing
politics
with
energy,
we
have
a
plan
to
jumpstart
our
economy
with
it.
“We
want
a
true
all-of-the-above
energy
strategy,
because
a
diverse,
market-based
energy
portfolio
of
nuclear,
wind,
solar
and
other
renewables
means
more
competition
and
lower
prices
for
consumers.
“Republicans
will
work
to
stop
government
policies
that
are
driving
up
energy
costs
preventing
businesses
from
hiring
new
employees.
“There
is
simply
nothing
Americans
cannot
do
if
the
innovation
and
ingenuity
of
the
private
sector
is
allowed
to
flourish
in
the
open
market.
“Opening
access
to
responsible
energy
production
will
lower
prices,
create
jobs,
grow
our
economy,
decrease
dangerous
dependence
on
foreign
oil
and
lower
the
deficit
by
adding
much
needed
revenue
to
the
treasury.
“Republicans
will
continue
working
to
get
government
out
of
the
way,
which
will
unleash
the
potential
of
a
new
American
energy
economy
–
creating
jobs,
bringing
costs
down
and
keeping
more
of
your
hard-earned
money
in
your
pockets.
“Thank
you
and
God
Bless
America”
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