"Stop Funding Both Sides of the War" Says Graham

Senator Lindsey Graham told POLITICO “[i]f our country doesn’t get an energy vision and start incentivizing alternative sources of energy, this whole international movement to clean up the planet is going to pass us by, and we’re going to be following China instead of leading China.”

In a wide ranging interview, Graham also singled out the fact that the U.S. is becoming more dependent on imported oil from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. One of the primary goals of pending legislation should be to end this dangerous trend:

“What I’m trying to … do is stop funding both sides of the war. After Sept. 11, I think it’s crazy that we’re more dependent on foreign oil than we were before.”

The South Carolina Republican discussed the energy reform bill now being crafted in the Senate whose many provisions could encourage the use of trucks powered by natural gas, the development of hybrid vehicles, and expand offshore drilling.

“The goals of the legislation include reducing U.S. dependency on Middle East oil by 30 percent to 40 percent in the next two decades, creating jobs, reducing pollution and improving energy efficiency, said Graham.

Read the entire interview and article HERE.