The Hill newspaper – one of the must-read dailies for Members of the U.S. House, Senate, their staffs and Washington insiders – asked about a dozen people for their opinion on the “most important takeaway from President Obama’s first 100 days in office.”
Boone’s response:
In his first 100 days, President Obama moved aggressively to push a stimulus plan that jump-starts our nation’s move to renewable energy, particularly wind and solar. That’s great, and I’m optimistic that he recognizes the need to address the economic and national security threat of foreign oil.
He has promised to end imports from the Middle East within 10 years, and the only way he can do that is to replace foreign oil/diesel in transportation with domestic fuels, and the only way that can be done is by substituting our ever-expanding supplies of cleaner burning natural gas.
For four decades, every U.S. President has promised to make us energy independent, but it hasn’t happened. President Obama knows that, and I’m convinced he’s going to make it a priority, and I’m committed to helping achieve that goal. Someone once told the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. That’s how I feel about an energy plan for the U.S., and I’m counting on the president to get something going. Having presided over dozens of overflow town hall meetings on the subject, I know that’s what grassroots America wants, too.
To read all the responses in The Hill newspaper, click HERE
— The Pickens Team