“Secure energy supply must be grounded in three key principles – stable, diverse, and affordable. I hope that the President will convince me that his proposal meets that test. In the meantime, I encourage him to broaden the proposal to include all forms of domestic energy production including oil, gas, nuclear, coal, as well as renewable forms. I also encourage my Democratic colleagues to move beyond their rhetoric and embrace the energy that has made this country great – unfortunately, I am not too optimistic that will happen, as long as the anti-growth forces hold such sway in the Democrat Party.”