American Resources for U.S. Recovery; Tapping Abundant Energy Will Create Jobs and Restore Prosperity

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Byline: Paul Driessen, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

They are clueless about reinvigorating the economy, but Congress and the administration have proved they know how to kill jobs, prosperity and hope. Their energy policies are especially destructive.

President Obama made clear that under his tutelage electricity costs would necessarily skyrocket, gasoline prices would soar, green energy would be the law of the land, and he would fundamentally transform America. He is keeping his promise.

America's vast storehouses of untapped oil, gas, coal and uranium could generate millions of jobs and countless billions in revenues. Unshackled from excessive regulations that do little to improve health and environmental quality, our electricity-generation industries and the factories and other businesses that depend on reliable, affordable energy …