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 Missourians suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Missouri families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, McCaskill and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Missourians struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that McCaskill and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence.” Thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat McCaskill’s price-raising, job-killing tax hikes. McCaskill’s opposition to the Offshore Production…
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McCaskill Fiddles While Missourians Suffer From $4-A-Gallon Gas
Even Fellow Democrats Call McCaskill 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, Missourians are reminded that not only is liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) refusing to work with Republicans on bipartisan efforts to lower the price at the pump, she 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…
McCaskill Parrots Pelosi’s Posturing
In case you missed it, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and her liberal Washington party bosses are eagerly pushing around a letter today, demanding a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into alleged “price fixing” by energy producers. As Politico reports today: Senate Democrats are requesting an FTC investigation into “potential price fixing” of gasoline by petroleum refiners… Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is the lead on the letter. Other senators signing on include Reid, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the third- and fourth-ranking Senate Democrats. McCaskill — who is one of the biggest targets for Republicans in 2012 — has also been given a leading role by Senate Democratic leaders on legislation up for vote Tuesday that would raise taxes for the five biggest private integrated oil companies by $21 billion over 10 years and steer those dollars toward reducing the deficit. Democratic leaders know that bill will not get…
VIDEO: McCaskill can’t deny that her tax hikes will raise energy costs for MO families…
Good morning— Earlier today, liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) appeared on Fox News to discuss her proposal to raise energy taxes while Missourians struggle with nearly $4-a-gallon gas. I wanted to draw your attention to McCaskill’s comments when presented with the simple fact that if she and President Obama succeed in raising taxes, energy producers will simply “pass the price on to us at the pump some day.” Notably, McCaskill does not deny that her tax hikes will result in higher prices for Missouri families at the pump and in their home energy bills. Instead, McCaskill attempts to justify her multi-billion-dollar tax hikes by claiming that at least they aren’t as large or far reaching as they could be – saying “it’s $2 billion a year [in tax hikes], it’s not $4 billion a year,” and “keep in mind, we are only doing the five biggest [energy companies], not…
