Excerpts of Marco Rubio's Remarks on America's Energy Potential on October 16, 2015

Excerpts of Marco Rubio's Remarks on America's Energy Potential on October 16, 2015

Today, at 2:45pm ET, Marco Rubio will highlight the potential of American energy in the 21st Century at BOC Water Hydraulics in Ohio. Prior to his remarks, Marco will take a tour of BOC Water Hydraulics at 2:20pm ET.
 
Below are excerpts of Marco's remarks:

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Nowhere is the disconnect between the potential of our people and the priorities of our politicians as large as in the energy industry. And leaders in both political parties are to blame.

I’ve said before that you don’t get an $18 trillion national debt without both parties being complicit. It’s the same with energy. We don’t end up with policies from the 1970s choking our energy production in 2015 without both parties failing to lead.

For Washington, squandering America’s energy potential is another day at the office. But for families all across this country, it’s deeply personal. Because energy is not just an industry; energy is every industry – energy touches every business, every worker, and every household in America.

That’s why there is only thing as sky-high as our energy potential, and that is the price of getting energy policy wrong. If we elect Hillary Clinton as president – an outdated leader who believes President Obama’s restrictions haven’t gone far enough, who believes energy policy is more about trying to change the weather than empowering our people – then we will miss out on one of the greatest economic opportunities of this century.

But if we elect a president who stops telling consumers and innovators to trust Washington, and starts telling Washington to trust consumers and innovators, then the American people will create an energy future that is both prosperous and clean. The cost of living will decrease, American manufacturing will soar, and our strength around the globe will return.

The policies I’ll offer today are only a few of my ideas to help our people access that future, but you can check out the full agenda on my campaign’s website. My energy plan is based on three priorities: minimizing government bureaucracy, maximizing private innovation, and optimizing America’s resources.
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