Jon Bruning on Energy & Oil

Coal is good, cheap energy

Bruning declined to directly answer, although he stood firm in his support of coal, calling it "good, cheap energy." He also stood by his decision to join a lawsuit against the EPA, saying coal companies were being unfairly regulated by the Obama administration. "Rick Perry didn't say a lot of things during his presidential run, but he did say one thing, 'We're the Saudi Arabia of coal,'" said Bruning.

Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures.

The Contract from America, clause 2. Reject Cap & Trade:

Stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation's global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures.

Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low.

The Contract from America, clause 8. Pass an 'All-of-the-Above' Energy Policy:

Authorize the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries and reduce regulatory barriers to all other fo

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