WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M., a sponsor of legislation to enact a federal Renewable Electricity Standard, issued the following statement today on the obstruction of Senate energy legislation:
"The ongoing obstruction of clean energy policy in the United States Senate is extremely frustrating. When we return in September, the Senate should move as quickly as possible and pass legislation to reform offshore oil and gas production, establish a Renewable Electricity Standard, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and create other clean energy incentives, like natural gas vehicles. China, the European Union, and other nations are outpacing us in the race to create clean energy jobs in their countries using the technology we invented.
"It's time for a minority in the U.S. Senate to stop blocking legislation from simply being debated or ever seeing an up-or-down vote for political gain. Our national security and economy depend on it."
