Energy independence doesn't mean U.S. would stop buying foreign oil

At a Brookings Institution discussion on energy challenges for the next president, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) says that energy independence doesn't mean that the U.S. "would never buy oil from Mexico, or Canada, or Saudi Arabia" but that it would never be "held hostage" for oil supplies. (0:43)
Listen

Republicans seek to increase supply of oil and natural gas

Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) explains the Republican energy legislation, saying that the only way to drive gas prices down is to increase supply. (0:26)
Listen

It is time to answer the American people

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says that there is not one simple solution for solving the high prices for oil and gas and gives a "real world" example of struggles due to the high prices. (1:08)
Listen

Passing a windfall tax would be stupid

Senator Kay Baily Hutchinson (R-TX) says that passing a windfall tax on profits made by oil companies would be a "stupid thing to do." (0:59)
Listen

Obama pledges $150 billion to green technology

At the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) says that if he is elected president, he will invest $150 billion over ten years in green technology like solar panels, windmills, and biodiesel in an effort to end dependency on foreign oil and bring gas prices down. (0:51)
Listen

Cleaver: Approval ratings of oil companies are lower than those of Congress

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) says that oil companies are to blame for rising oil prices and public perception of the industry is low.
(0:47)
Listen

Inslee: There is public anger over oil industry subsidies

Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA) says that there is public anger over subsidies to oil companies while prices at the gas pump are at a record high, saying that these abuses are prize worthy. (1:10)
Listen