Trump to Make Excuses for Why Energy Prices are So High
Despite declaring energy emergency, administration continues to export fossil fuels at record setting rate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will today visit Iowa to speak on the economy and the ballooning prices of energy. Trump likely will not remind the audience that he already violated his campaign promise to slash all Americans’ energy bills in half within his first year. At an event at the Horizon Event Center in Des Moines, Trump’s speech is expected to highlight energy policy. In response, Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program issued the following statement:
“Despite campaign promises he would slash utility bills in half a year after he was elected, Americans across the country continue to grapple with an affordability crisis. Days after a winter storm sent temperatures plummeting across the country, Americans continue to pay excessively for the energy needed to keep themselves warm.
“In Trump’s second term, record exports of natural gas continue to add to costs for household consumers. His administration actively maligns renewable energy, despite it being cheaper to build than fossil fuel projects, blocking major clean energy infrastructure that would ease pressure on energy prices. Trump’s bogus ‘energy emergency’ propped up expensive, outdated power plants that have actually added to Americans’ energy bills. Trump continues to prioritize profits at powerful fossil fuel companies at the expense of higher prices for American families.”
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