e energy sources, including wind and solar power. He said that could total $1.2 billion over 10 years. The energy proposals offered by Bush today, some of which are new and some of which he had unveiled earlier, total $7.1 billion over 10 years. Of that, $3.1 billion would come from new revenue, including royalties and bid fees. Look for oil in US rather than tap into emergency reserves Bush assailed Gores suggestion as bad public policy, and accused the vice president of trying to manipulate a national strategic asset for political purposes. The reserves are an insurance policy meant for sudden disruptions of the oil supply. It should not be used for political gain at the expense of national security. Rather, plans must be implemented to make the United States less dependent on oil imports. I would like to aggressively explore our own continent for oil and natural gas. Explore ANWR; explore for gas; reduce foreign dependence. Our country better become less dependent on foreign crude, thats why Im for the exploration of ANWR, thats why Im for the exploration of natural gas, which is hemispheric. Its not subject to price. In the meantime, I support the congressional attempt to fund LIHEAP, which is that low-income heating assistance program. Wean from oil, via electric deregulation & natural gas. I did something in Texas and thats decontrol our electricity system, to invite a different type of demand into the equation into Texas. In other words, youre focusing on the supply side, I think we need to wean ourselves off of foreign oil and rely upon other products and in my state of Texas were doing that. Weve got a huge demand for natural gas, which as you know is immune from OPEC and immune from overseas pricing controls....
