Back-to-back speeches at NALEO: on Energy & Oil


John McCain: Address both the supply and demand sides of imported oil

I have spent the last two weeks addressing the problem that is causing Americans the most pain right now, our dependence on imported oil, and how to free ourselves from a situation that threatens our economy, our environment and our national security. We must commit ourselves to addressing this problem as quickly as humanly possible, and we must commit this country to the great national cause of breaking our strategic dependence on foreign oil. To do that, we must address both the supply and demand sides of the problem. We must produce more oil at home, and while exploration and production will take some time, it will have an earlier effect on the oil futures market. When futures traders believe the supply of oil will increase in the years ahead and the cost of a barrel of oil will be lower, it will help curb some of the speculation in those markets that are driving prices so much higher today.
Source: Obama & McCain back-to-back speeches at NALEO Jun 28, 2008

John McCain: Lexington Project: invest to achieve energy security

The lasting solution to all the problems associated with our dependence on foreign oil is to begin the most ambitious program ever to reduce our demand for fuel that is a powerful inflationary force in our economy; is causing our climate to change with all the unimaginable problems that creates; and is ransoming our future to regimes that care little for our values. We need to unleash the competitive forces of the free market to encourage clean alternatives--wind, solar, tide, nuclear, & clean coal. But to really achieve energy security, we must address the area where the demand for oil is the greatest the way we fuel our transportation system. I have promised a plan, which I called the Lexington Project, for the place where America’s war for independence began, which will encourage the investment and innovation necessary to wean our cars, buses, and trucks off of our complete dependence on gasoline. This will take time, but the longer we wait to begin, the longer it will take to achieve.
Source: Obama & McCain back-to-back speeches at NALEO Jun 28, 2008

  • The above quotations are from Back-to-back speeches by John McCain and Barack Obama at the NALEO conference, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials.
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