Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while Pennsylvanians suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Pennsylvania families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Casey and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Pennsylvanians struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Casey and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence,” and thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat Casey’s price-raising, job-killing tax hikes. Casey’s opposition to the Offshore…
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Casey Fiddles While Pennsylvanians Suffer From $4-A-Gallon Gas
Even Fellow Democrats Call Casey Proposal “Laughable” & “A Gimmick” As a new USA Today/Gallup survey shows nearly 70 percent of Americans suffering “financial hardship” thanks to a national average of nearly $4-per-gallon gas, Pennsylvanians are reminded that not only is liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) refusing to work with Republicans on bipartisan efforts to lower the price at the pump, he is actually attempting to drive the price of fuel up by raising energy taxes. As USA Today reports: As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. More than half say they have made major changes to compensate for the higher prices, ranging from shorter trips to cutting back on vacation travel. For 21%, the impact is so dramatic they say their standard of…
