FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 22, 2008

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – In a radio interview today Rep. Steve Buyer put the blame for high fuel costs on the “ineptness of Congress.”   Nels Ackerson agrees.

 
“Mr. Buyer is right to blame Congress for high gas prices but does he expect Hoosiers to forget that he’s been there for 16 years and is part of the problem?  It’s not helpful to blame someone else for this problem when you’ve done nothing.”

 
A spokesman for the Ackerson campaign questioned Rep. Buyer’s timing, “Sixteen years in Congress and it seems the energy crisis has just gotten his attention.   He had countless opportunities over his eight terms to address this problem but chose to stay focused on subsidies for big oil.  One wonders if it is only the political value of the energy issue that has suddenly made it a priority for him.”

 
Mr. Ackerson’s energy policy will be a continuation of the work he started thirty years ago and will emphasize the need to continue the development of alternative energy sources in addition to oil, such as wind, solar, biomass fuels, safe nuclear, and clean coal with carbon sequestration, rather than an exclusive focus on more drilling.

 
“Some of the best minds and greatest resources on the planet are right here in Indiana’s 4^th District.  It is time to unleash America’s entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.  Indiana can lead the way.  We can find the new solutions we desperately need.”

 

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For more information contact Bill Bean.

Office: 317.733.8468  Email: bill.bean@nels4congress.com