The big oil companies all get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies each year, right? Wrong! They don’t get a dime, according to Louisiana Rep. John Fleming. He says the companies do enjoy certain tax breaks and credits – benefits available to virtually every business in America. So what is this Democratic effort really all about? What are both parties offering to bring down gas prices? How would long-term energy production projects bring down energy prices almost immediately? We discuss it all with Rep. Fleming, a member of the House Natural Resources Committee.
Archives for May 12, 2011
Obama’s ‘Abject Falsehood’
Earlier this week, President Obama urged Congress to move forward on his version of immigration reform legislation. And part of his push is his contention that his administration has done everything necessary to secure the border. But what is the real story on border security and the border fence? What is the Republican plan? How important is the fate of the Arizona laws at the Supreme Court? We ask Arizona Rep. Ben Quayle. And we also ask Congressman Quayle how lawmakers and national security leaders ought to be bracing for possible retaliation from Al Qaeda.
Three Martini Lunch 5/12/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review like Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey’s campaign to explain that not raising the debt ceiling would not be the calamity that many people claim. We also rip the Obama administration and Harry Reid for their thuggish tactics in trying to prevent Boeing from building major facilities in South Carolina. And we rip apart the credibility of a new AP poll showing Obama’s approval rating at 60 percent.